--- description: Over 100 confederate flag supporters rallied in North Carolina on Saturday to show support for their Southern roots. title: Confederate Flag Supporters Rally in North Carolina and Georgia image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [U.S.](/section/us/) ## U.S. Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [georgia](/tag/georgia/) ## georgia Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Confederate Flag Supporters Rally in North Carolina and Georgia ## Video: What Are the Flags on Dylann Roof's Jacket? [Watch (HLS stream): What Are the Flags on Dylann Roof's Jacket?](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/nMvgKpC2.m3u8) (1:20)  _Published 2015-06-19. Photos of Charleston shooting suspect show him wearing African flags linked to white nationalism_  by [Jack Linshi](/author/jack-linshi/)  ## Jack Linshi Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Aug 2, 2015 5:05 PM CUT  by [Jack Linshi](/author/jack-linshi/)  ## Jack Linshi Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Aug 2, 2015 5:05 PM CUT About 150 Confederate flag supporters rallied in North Carolina on Saturday, the latest challenge to the growing numbers of [elected officials](http://time.com/3930715/south-carolina-governor-nikki-haley-confederate-flag/ "undefined") and [public figures](http://time.com/3929366/confederate-flag-states-take-it-down/ "undefined") who want to consign the flag to history as they consider it a symbol of slavery and segregation. Cars, pickups and even a sheriff’s cruiser streamed through Stokes County carrying Confederate, Christian and American flags in celebration of the Confederate Pride Rally and Ride, the [Winston-Salem _Journal_ reports.](http://www.journalnow.com/news/local/scores-attend-confederate-flag-rally-in-king/article%5F46b92b73-c63f-51a2-89b9-3e3bd5905bc6.html "undefined") Attendees were showing support for their Southern roots, rally organizer Cody Hall explained, and not for the flag’s appropriation as a “symbol of hate.” “People want to ban the flag, vandalizing Confederate monuments,” Hall said. “We’re here to stand up and say, ‘This is our heritage. You have a right to hate it, but we have a right to respect it and love it.'” A similar rally also took place on Saturday in [Georgia](http://www.wsj.com/articles/confederate-flag-supporters-rally-in-georgia-1438466232 "undefined"), attracting hundreds of attendees to Stone Mountain Park, where a giant mountain carving commemorates Confederate leaders. The debate over the Confederate flag exploded in June after nine black churchgoers in Charleston, S.C., were allegedly shot to death by a white gunman, Dylann Roof. The alleged shooter had posed with the Confederate flag in photos taken before the shooting, which had [still been flying](http://time.com/3926829/south-carolina-governor-speech-shooting/ "undefined") on the grounds of the South Carolina State Capitol in the days after the massacre. \[[Winston-Salem _Journal_](http://www.journalnow.com/news/local/scores-attend-confederate-flag-rally-in-king/article%5F46b92b73-c63f-51a2-89b9-3e3bd5905bc6.html "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3981442/confederate-flag-rally-in-georgia/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3981442/confederate-flag-rally-in-georgia/"},"headline":"Confederate Flag Supporters Rally in North Carolina and Georgia","datePublished":"2015-08-02T17:05:56.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T09:48:58.671Z","description":"“We’re not here to promote racism. 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