Back to the main articles page Dispute over past isn't black and white Seems odd that a black man would stand up for the Confederate flag. Baffling, maybe, especially if the man has been a member of the NAACP. "That's the irony in this whole thing," said H.K. Edgerton, a black Confederate. "Most people have no idea of any other parts of the history." Edgerton is the guy who marched in gray [...]
Back to the main articles page Taylorsville Appeal Committee -School Board ;SCV Magazine in School Libraries On October 24, 2005, I traveled to Taylorsville, N.C., where at the invitation of the Rocky Face Rangers Camp 1948, I would along with their Division and Camp Commanders would testify for approximately 5 minutes of the time allotted to each of us before an appeals committee of the School Board on the fate of the [...]
Back to the main articles page Southern Pride: Confederate civil rights activist walks 1,400 miles to raise awareness By JOAN SHERROUSE Daily Sun Staff Noted black Confederate civil rights activist H.K. Edgerton is back in Corsicana after adding a 200-mile detour to his marathon march from Ashville, N.C. to Austin. He was a part of the Civil War re-enactment and historical marker dedication in Chatfield Saturday, arriving in Corsicana Monday with his [...]
Back to the main articles page Black Southern Activist visits Memphis to protest proposed name change of city parks BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC – H. K. Edgerton, prominent black Southern culture activist, will be in Memphis, Tennessee, Wednesday and Thursday protesting that city’s proposed renaming of three public parks with Confederate associations. The contemplated name changes will be the subject of a public forum at Memphis’ Pyramid Arena Thursday at 4:30. Edgerton says [...]
Back to the main articles page Reflection / March Across Dixie Anniversary Months As we are now in the third anniversary months of the Historic "March Across Dixie", I would love to report that the our beloved South and her honorable people had been vindicated from the distortions and outright lies told by the conqueror of the events and causes that led up to her separation from the Union. Unfortunately we find [...]
Back to the main articles page Battle flag waves to restore pride in southern heritage By Luci Weldon, The Warren Record If you were driving down the road and saw a black man carrying a Confederate flag, what would your reaction be? Many of us would have to admit that we would be surprised to say the least because the sight of a Confederate flag is likely to spark strong emotions. To [...]
Back to the main articles page Former NAACP leader supports Confederate flag Maryville, Blount County (WVLT) - No matter where you go across the south, almost everybody's got an opinion on the rebel flag. If you remember earlier this month, the Maryville School Board banned the flag from any school related function, but an African American man well known to civil rights issues says that's not right and he's taking his protest [...]
Back to the main articles page Flag Appreciation On Wednesday October 27, 2005, for no reason other than it was a good day as any day is, to fly the Southern Cross ; I place my chair across from the fairway of the seventh green of Asheville Municipal Golf Course. After being there for only a short time, I began to hope that all the cars honking as they pass by, not [...]
Back to the main articles page H.K. Edgerton's March To Richmond MARCH TO RICHMOND DAY 7: Tuesday May 25, 2004 DUPONT SPRUANCE PLANT TO CAPITOL IN RICHMOND 15 MILES Today was a most excellent day and a wonderful way to arrive in Richmond. The march began at the DuPont Spruance Plant, a significant starting point considering DuPont's blatant discrimination against Confederate Southern Americans. Many folks turned out and marched with HK and [...]
Back to the main articles page Rebel flag draws support from former NAACP officer Brandishing a Confederate flag and decked in Dixie Outfitters wear Monday morning, H.K. Edgerton said there's one side of the story in the Ohio County schools' Confederate flag battle that's been completely left out. While John Outlaw pushes for a ban of the Confederate flag in his daughter's school -- remembering the days when the flag was used [...]