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Old Confederate flag was banned at Scotland's biggest country and western club. But a coup has resulted in a new flag being designed, which critics believe is equally offensive.
A country and western music venue in Scotland, nearly 4,000 miles and 150 years removed from the Civil War, voted this week to end its controversial display of the Confederate flag.
A county music venue in Scotland voted this week to end its controversial display of the Confederate flag. The Grand Ole Opry in Glasgow previously would end evenings of live music with “a ...
Scotland's most famous country music club has narrowly upheld a decision to ban the American Confederate flag. Members of Glasgow's Grand Ole Opry voted by 50 to 48 to maintain a ban agreed by the ...
Country music fans defy ban over ‘racist’ Confederate flag at popular club A theatre company has pulled out of plans to stage a major production following a "racism row".
The flag's 13 white stars signify the 11 Confederate states -- South Carolina, Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Texas, Virginia, Arkansas, North Carolina and Tennessee -- plus ...
The Saint Andrew's Cross ("X") element, which was the flag of Scotland, was chosen out of disagreements that a standard cross would too easily resemble religious iconography.
Scotland's most famous country music club - which featured in a BAFTA-nominated film - has narrowly voted to ban the American Confederate flag. On Monday, members of Glasgow's Grand Ole Opry voted ...