Could the stars and stripes be next on chopping block? | Local News

As the assault against the Confederate battle flag and the state of Mississippi flag continues, one outspoken member of the Sons of Confederate Veterans said if the same standards for the removal of the Confederate battle flag are used, the United States flag might be next on the chopping block.

Jones County Rosin Heels Camp No. 227 SCV member Carl Ford, who in no way is advocating the removal of the American flag in its current design, said more people have been held in bondage under the American flag over history than that of the Confederate battle flag, which came to represent the South in the four-year Civil War from 1861 to 1865. He also said that under the U.S. flag, Native American Indians were forced west onto reservations.

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