Local Patriotism
"She's made a stand for her Southland," says H.K. Edgerton, the gentleman pictured below, of Candice Hardwick, the young lady with him:

S.C. Girl Protests Confederate Apparel Ban

His story is more contrarian, and thus more compelling. From the article, here it is:

Among those marching with Candice was a black man, H.K. Edgerton, past chairman of the Southern Legal Resource Center's advisory board. The group filed a federal lawsuit in March on her behalf.

"She's made a stand for her Southland," said Edgerton. A former local NAACP leader in North Carolina, he is known for dressing up in Confederate gear to emphasize what he describes as the role blacks played in voluntarily supporting the South in the Civil War.

Here's more about the man: When The Flag's Under Attack Look For H.K. Edgerton

Also, here's something written on an entirely different subject by TS, which might nevertheless be read by those tempted to dismiss Mr. Edgerton as a lap dog for racists:

It always strikes me as odd that many of the same people who tell us to be color and gender blind are actually the most color and gender conscious. That infects us all because we begin to look at people only as members of a group rather than individuals because they see themselves only as members of a group and not individuals. Group identity takes precedence over everything, including the search for the truth.

[from Amy Welborn's Mailbag...]