close

Pennsylvania Farm Show stops sale of Confederate flag items

1 min read
article image -

HARRISBURG (AP) – The Pennsylvania Farm Show has stopped six vendors from selling items decorated with the Confederate flag symbol.

Brandi Hunter-Davenport, press secretary for the state Department of Agriculture, tells LNP that the vendors must stop selling the items or they’ll be asked to leave.

The flags are seen by some to symbolize racism and the press secretary says the farm show disagrees “with any items that symbolize the oppression or intolerance of others.”

John Lewis, who manages the Wandering Cowboys booth that sold some of the items, says they are bought by people seeking a “country boy persona.”

The flags became more of an issue after a mentally disturbed young white man posed with the flag before he was charged with fatally shooting nine people at a black South Carolina church in June.

CUSTOMER LOGIN

If you have an account and are registered for online access, sign in with your email address and password below.

NEW CUSTOMERS/UNREGISTERED ACCOUNTS

Never been a subscriber and want to subscribe, click the Subscribe button below.

Starting at $3.75/week.

Subscribe Today