Lee Jackson Day March Through Lexington Va

Описание: In an attempt to disrupt the annual Lee-Jackson Day memorial services in Lexington, Virginia, a local anti-Confederate group applied for and received a permit to hold a protest march on the date and time historically set aside for the Lee-Jackson Day parade which typically followed a memorial service at Stonewall Jackson Cemetery.

The Virginia Flaggers immediately filed a request for a parade on Monday, which is the actual MLK holiday, and then offered to switch days with the anti-Confederate protesters since they claimed the purpose of their march was to honor Martin Luther King. They refused the offer, proving their true intentions was to disrupt our memorial services and force those who wished to honor Lee and Jackson out of Lexington on that day.

The City of Lexington refused to issue a parade permit to the Va Flaggers for later in the day on Saturday, January 14th, but we refused to be pushed out. We scheduled a memorial service for 11:00 a.m. and planned a processional immediately following. There was much speculation about what we were planning, and several groups vowed to "SHUT IT DOWN".

Little did they know that their attempts to would have the opposite effect. After a memorial service attended by nearly 300 citizens, 200 Confederates stepped out of the cemetery and began a pre-planned march through Lexington, with Stonewall Jackson leading a Confederate Color Guard. Lexington police stopped traffic at every intersection as the line stretched several city blocks.

The result was a solemn march which brought salutes and shouts of thanks. The bagpipe played hauntingly as General Jackson led the procession. When it turned the corner at VMI, a bystander captured this video, and allowed us to share it with you.

Once again, God has taken what was designed for our detriment, and used it for our good. The result was breathtaking.