Demand on the rise for Confederate flags

Posted On Sat. Sep 5th, 2015
By : Max Filby

... Bob McKee is also selling Confederate flags at his fair stand ...

The flag at McKee’s booth is harder to see, hanging in a back corner. Fairgoers will never see it hung above any other flags or more prominently displayed than others, McKee said ...

He said some states, such as South Carolina, didn’t start flying the Confederate flag until the civil rights movement began. Events have created different meanings for the flag throughout the country, he said ...

He sells flags for $10 apiece or two for $16. At the Wood County Fair, he went from selling around 12 in 2014 to about 100 this year. He expects sales at the Hancock County Fair to be similar ...

http://thecourier.com/local-news/2015/09/05/demand-on-the-rise-for-confederate-flags/