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Southern heritage cae roils SCV and state flag debate
In Raleigh a rift within the Sons of Confederate Veterans pits leaders who distance racism from reverence to Confederate ancestors against Kirk Lyons a white separatist allied with the Southern Legal Resource Center. The feud centers on leadership as the group grapples with its image and a clash over symbols and memory. In Columbia, debate over a nylon Confederate flag at the State House monument sparks legislative and political tensions as supporters push cotton flags for historical fidelity.
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Raleigh
N.C
Kirk Lyons
Texas
Ku Klux Klan
Sons of Confederate Veterans
Charles Hawks
Lyons
Memphis
Tenn
SCV
Southern Legal Resource Center
Black Mountain
Columbia
State House
Charleston
Robert Ford
Senate
Legislative
Glenn McConnell
Sen
Verne Smith
Greer
Statehouse
McConnell
Ford
General Assembly
State of Columbia
Smith
John Courson
Courson