Confederate heritage group says art show desecrates flag
Thursday, September 2, 2004 at 12:57AM
TheSpook
A Confederate heritage group is angry
about an upcoming art exhibit at Gettysburg College -- adjacent to the
battlefield -- that it says desecrates the Confederate flag and is
nothing more than a display of hate designed to stir up controversy and
hard feelings. Members of the Sons of Confederate Veteranssay they're
planning to stage a protest tomorrow in response to the opening of the
show that will depict a lynching of the Confederate flag. "The
Recoloration Proclamation: The Gettysburg Redress," was created by
artist John Sims to examine the meaning of the Confederate flag then
and now. The show, which opens tomorrow at Schmucker Art Gallery,
includes the familiar-looking flag in alternative colors and features a
flag lynching in one piece called, "The Proper Way to Hang a
Confederate Flag." [more]
