Sunday, May 12, 2019

Driving out to Royse, Texas to support the protest Monday night, May 12, 2019.

The people in Royse, Texas have asked for our help. I have been sharing their event to Dallas Facebook groups.

This is the event on Facebook.

https://www.facebook.com/events/2634188006655825/

Facebook has some videos of what the contraversy is about. A student decided to go to school wearing a Confederate battle flag as a cape.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/1983418798539308/permalink/2316017671946084/

This is a group that is not happy with the Confederate flag wearing in the school.
https://www.facebook.com/smashdatopicbreakingnews/videos/kid-runs-through-royse-city-high-school-with-a-confederate-flag-as-a-cape/2357430191152900/

Here are some news articles.

https://thegrio.com/2019/05/03/texas-school-district-confederate-flag-racism-royse-city/

https://www.wfaa.com/video/news/local/parents-demand-action-after-new-videos-reveal-student-parading-around-school-wearing-confederate-flag/287-20323180-58ad-4f39-a00d-3f0f7a996c59

https://www.wfaa.com/video/news/local/parents-demand-action-after-new-videos-reveal-student-parading-around-school-wearing-confederate-flag/287-20323180-58ad-4f39-a00d-3f0f7a996c59

https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/royse-city-just-took-a-step-back-100-years-students-parents-want-answers-after-student-wears-confederate-flag-to-school/287-a09ccb63-d36b-4da5-9596-5746c991ff48

The city is named after Garrett Burgess Griffin Royse. He was commonly known as Byrd Royse.



The baseball team there is named after Confederate Veteran Garrett Burgess Griffin Royse.

https://ballparkdigest.com/2017/05/12/royse-city-griffins-branding-unveiled/
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