Newspaper apologizes for racist Confederate flag ad
by Benjamin Mullin
Published July 24, 2015 1:56 pm
The Roanoke Times
The (Lexington, Virginia) News-Gazette has apologized after a surge of reader criticism after running a prejudicial ad that makes vague reference to controversy stirred up by the “black race” in connection with the Confederate flag ...
“About the confederate flag,” the ad reads. “Because of all the trouble the democrats and black race are causing, I place this ad. No black people or democrats are allowed on my property until further notice.”
The ad then veers abruptly into concerns about the national debt, social security and taxes ...
Paxton followed up with an editorial in the newspaper’s Wednesday print edition .. calling the advertisement “repugnant,” explaining that he regrets letting the newspaper be used as a platform for bigotry ...
http://www.poynter.org/news/mediawire/360369/newspaper-apologizes-for-racist-confederate-flag-ad/
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