NASCAR, Don't forget your roots!
By Warner M. Montgomery
Warner@TheColumbiaStar.com

Don Gordon holds Confederate/ NASCAR flag that the Sons of Confederate Veterans will give away at the Darlington race.

The Sons of Confederate Veterans (SCV) is trying to make a point with stock car racing fans: Don't forget your roots! NASCAR began in the South.

At the Atlanta 500 NASCAR race, the Confederate Air Force flew over the track pulling a huge banner with a streamer that said: NASCAR, Don't forget your roots. The crowd went wild. After the race, SCV volunteers handed out 800 battle flags with the auto race checkered flag attached.

SCV plans to fly the same banner at the Darlington track on Mother's Day weekend. Volunteers will also give out 700 battle/race flags at the race. They intend to do the same thing at all races in the South.

Don Gordon, chairman of the S.C. Division of the SCV Heritage Committee, said, "This is where the civil rights movement has evolved…To those who are trying to move the Confederate flag off the State House grounds, I say, 'Yours are the voices of intolerance. One hundred percent of our black senators voted for the compromise and the citizens of South Carolina entered into it in good faith. We expect it to be honored."

For information, contact Don Gordon at (dgordon-@sc.rr.com).