Southern anger: Nazis, KKK 'hijacking' Confederate debate

[TomSea]

Southern anger: Nazis, KKK 'hijacking' Confederate debate
Associated Press
By JAY REEVES, Associated Press

CHULAFINNEE, Ala. — White Southerners who equate Old South symbols with regional pride rather than hate are even more on the defensive since neo-Nazis, Ku Klux Klansmen and other extremists became the face of the fight over Confederate monuments.

With more than two dozen relatives who fought for the Confederacy, Robert Castello literally wears his Southern pride. The visor, suspenders and ring he donned Thursday were all emblazoned with the familiar design of the rebel battle flag.

But Castello, whose Dixie General Store sells Confederate-themed hats, shirts, stickers and signs in rural eastern Alabama, said he doesn't have any use for overtly racist groups like the Klan.

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