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TexasTowelie

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Wed Jul 25, 2018, 03:50 AM Jul 2018

What Delaware State Fair attendees think about ban on Confederate flag memorabilia

Red, white and blue abound at the Delaware State Fair, but finding that patriotic color combination in the controversial shape of the Confederate flag is nearly impossible.

After two vendors were ordered to stop selling blankets, T-shirts, hats and belt buckles donning the symbol of the South this week, fairgoers scarcely seemed to notice.

Most of the people who spoke to The News Journal on Tuesday said they had no qualms about whether Confederate memorabilia should be sold at the 10-day event. They were focused on finding shelter from the rain, the best fair food or the fanciest cow instead.

Others either adamantly supported or were disappointed in the idea that event organizers could tell vendors what they could or could not sell at the Harrington fairgrounds.

Read more: https://www.delawareonline.com/story/news/local/2018/07/24/confederate-flag-ban-delaware-state-fair/828293002/

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