It was a depressing site in downtown OKC on Wednesday night as President Barack Obama was welcomed to our state’s capital by our nation’s most prolific symbol of hate. Protesters gathered on the streets surrounding the President’s hotel to wave the Confederate Flag, a topic of great debate over the past few weeks, at the incoming presidential motorcade.
Confederate flag-waving protesters gathered in downtown OKC for President Obama’s arrival. Photo: @JoshCWallace pic.twitter.com/KFfvdHSHFp
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The imagery alone does not resonate well within American minds.