Georgia officials have once again approved a specialty license plate featuring the Confederate battle flag, infuriating civil rights advocates and renewing a debate among those who believe the symbol honors Confederate heritage and those who see it as racially charged.
The Georgia
division of the Sons of Confederate Veterans requested the new plate
design, and the Georgia Department of Revenue recently approved it. The
group's old plate had a small Confederate battle flag. The new one
features an additional, larger image in the background that covers the
entire plate.
Spokesman Ray McBerry said the group meant no offense and views the plates as a way for people to honor their heritage.
"We
believe that everyone has the right to preserve their heritage," he
said. "Southerners have as much right to be proud of their heritage as
anybody else."
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