General Lee Hide Flag In Attic

Only in recent years has general lee s confederate flag and its associations with the defense of slavery and white supremacy in america drawn more backlash.

General lee hide flag in attic.

The car is stamped with the. Most famously the dukes of hazzard tv show had a car named the general lee with the confederate flag painted on its roof lee was the confederate general. In 1865 lee wrote in a letter to the gettysburg identification meeting committee that the flag should be put away and hinted at the negative emotions it evokes to this day. The recent fracas over the confederate battle flags at robert e.

Saying he didn t want to offend people bubba watson on friday elaborated on the rationale behind his decision to paint an american flag over the confederate flag on the general lee. Toggle fullscreen 1. In 2012 warner bros. False levin refuted this claim from the post while saying that despite urging both sides to move on in public lee hid.

Lee called the confederate battle flag a flag of treason. It is known for its signature horn its police chases stunts especially its long jumps and for having its doors welded shut leaving the dukes to climb in and out. Known as the general lee the flag prominently sits on the roof of the car and has been causing controversy for years. The volo auto museum is home to the general lee the last 1969 dodge charger used during the first season of the classic tv series which ran 1979 through 1985.

Lee would have been among the first to say the flags should go. The general lee sometimes referred to as simply the general is an orange 1969 dodge charger driven in the television series the dukes of hazzard by the duke boys bo and luke along with cousins coy and vance in season 5. Riding traveller lee was some miles from lexington when an ex confederate stepped from his fenced yard to pay his respects to the general.