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struggle4progress

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Mon Jul 20, 2015, 07:09 AM Jul 2015

Over 130 East Texans join 20-mile rally for Confederate flag

Posted: Jul 19, 2015 10:29 PM EDT
Updated: Jul 20, 2015 12:14 AM EDT
By Julia Jenaé
... "There were exactly 100 <vehicles> when we left Gun Barrel" ... "We're about love and not hate these days and this is about our heritage," said participant, Phillip Kelly. "There might have been a day when that's what is was all about but not today" ... "Open the door for somebody, shake somebody's hand, tell them thank you, no matter what their race or religion," said Kelly. "There was a day when I felt different, but not today" ...
http://www.kplctv.com/story/29583408/over-130-east-texans-join-20-mile-rally-for-confederate-flag

Yeah, we all did, um, used to drive around waving this rag, uh, as a symbol of, well, hate but now we're, um, doing it to show that, uh, now we're really all about love

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Over 130 East Texans join 20-mile rally for Confederate flag (Original Post) struggle4progress Jul 2015 OP
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