Heated school board meeting over Effingham Co. High mascot (GA)

Posted: Aug 18, 2015 11:05 PM EDT
Updated: Aug 19, 2015 3:37 PM EDT
By Steven Gallo

... A small group of people, led by the NAACP, want the mascot changed from the “Rebels”, usually pictured as a Confederate soldier holding a Confederate Flag.

"We have come to make a petition to right the wrong that should have been corrected 60 years ago,” said Leroy Lloyd, president of the Effingham NAACP ...

Pastor Franklin Blanks, Jr., First Union Baptist Church, said, "We should do better. We cannot ignore this practice any longer. We ask you to do the respect of representing all citizens. Do what is fair and honest concerning this practice" ...

The school board did not vote or make a decision on whether to change the school's mascot Tuesday ...

http://www.wtoc.com/story/29828604/heated-school-board-meeting-over-effingham-high-mascot