Pro-Confederate Flag Group Advertises Cause With Misspelled Banner

Small Confederate flags are displayed on a shelf at Arkansas Flag and Banner in Little Rock, Ark., Tuesday, June 23, 2015. Major retailers including Amazon, Sears, eBay and Etsy and Wal-Mart Stores Inc., are halting ... Small Confederate flags are displayed on a shelf at Arkansas Flag and Banner in Little Rock, Ark., Tuesday, June 23, 2015. Major retailers including Amazon, Sears, eBay and Etsy and Wal-Mart Stores Inc., are halting sales of the Confederate flag and related merchandise. (AP Photo/Danny Johnston) MORE LESS
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A Virginia group that advocates for the use of the Confederate flag advertised its cause with a misspelled banner, according to a report published Saturday in the Richmond Times-Dispatch.

The banner, which read, “Confederate heros matter” was flown by the Virginia Flaggers, a group that is “dedicated to the promotion of and education in flagging as a way to protect and defend all Confederate heritage,” according to its Facebook page.

The group attributed the misspelling of “heroes” to “pilot error.”

See a picture of the misspelled banner.

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