{"id":3462,"date":"2026-06-28T17:34:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-28T17:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/durhammovinghub.com\/?p=3462"},"modified":"2026-06-28T17:34:00","modified_gmt":"2026-06-28T17:34:00","slug":"confederate-flag-fuels-fresh-controversy-over-nc-at-national-state-fair","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/durhammovinghub.com\/?p=3462","title":{"rendered":"Confederate flag fuels fresh controversy over NC at national \u2018State Fair\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"summary\">AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsobserver.com\/news\/nation-world\/national\/article280707640.html\">Read our AI Policy.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Despite North Carolina announcing the state <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsobserver.com\/news\/politics-government\/politics-columns-blogs\/under-the-dome\/article316107023.html\" rel=\"Follow\" target=\"_blank\">would not participate<\/a> in the Great American State Fair in DC this summer, private organizations and businesses stepped up to fund and design a booth for North Carolina at the 16-day celebration of America\u2019s 250th birthday after all.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/durhammovinghub.com\/?p=3460\">Eric McCormack Describes Sad &#8216;Will &amp; Grace&#8217; Reunion at Jimmy Burrows&#8217; Funeral<\/a><\/p>\n<p>When the fair opened late last week, images of said booth began circulating on social media, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ReubenJones1\/status\/2070584519313252804\" rel=\"Follow\" target=\"_blank\">posted first by Spectrum News\u2019 Reuben Jones.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Some were shocked by what they saw.<\/p>\n<p>Multiple TV monitors inside the booth featured a split-screen view featuring part of the North Carolina state flag on the left, and the notorious X-shape of the Confederate flag on the right. The Confederate flag has never been an element in the flag of North Carolina, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncpedia.org\/symbols\/flag\" rel=\"Follow\" target=\"_blank\">even during the Civil War<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Now, that controversial imagery is removed from the booth. That\u2019s according to volunteer organizer Lorie Khatod, a <a href=\"https:\/\/elaranova.com\/team-members\/lorie-khatod\/\" rel=\"Follow\" target=\"_blank\">strategic consultant<\/a> and former chief of staff to US Rep. Nancy Mace, a Republican from South Carolina.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOn Friday, we became aware of an unapproved image in a video displayed inside the North Carolina Pavilion,&#8221; Khatod said in a statement to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/nation\/2026\/06\/27\/organizers-remove-confederate-flag-image-nc-booth-fair-mall\/\" rel=\"Follow\" target=\"_blank\">multiple news outlets<\/a>. \u201cAs soon as we were made aware, we immediately removed the video and began reviewing how it occurred. Our focus remains on celebrating America\u2019s 250th birthday and North Carolina\u2019s role in our nation\u2019s history.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mt. Olive Pickles, one of the businesses that chose to sponsor the booth, announced on social media it would be withdrawing its support in light of the controversy.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/durhammovinghub.com\/?p=3458\">Dangerous heat wave to scorch North Carolina on America\u2019s 250th birthday<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are proud of our North Carolina roots, and we agreed to be a part of an exhibit, as presented to us, that would represent the best of our great state,\u201d Mt. Olive wrote in <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MtOlivePickles\/status\/2070643749592486084\" rel=\"Follow\" target=\"_blank\">a post on X<\/a> on Friday. \u201cWe were unaware that an image of the Confederate flag was included in a video as part of this exhibit, and we have withdrawn our participation. Our company stands on values of human dignity, opportunity, and freedom.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Other sponsors of the booth include Richard Childress Racing, a racing car organization, and<b> <\/b>Spevco, a vehicle manufacturing company. Neither has made a public comment or responded to questions from The News &amp; Observer about the presence of the Confederate flag.<\/p>\n<p>When he saw the imagery in the booth, NC Governor Josh Stein \u2014 whose office was part of the decision to bow out of the State Fair in the first place, citing budget constraints \u2014 voiced his outrage to <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ReubenJones1\/status\/2070619597703622917\" rel=\"Follow\" target=\"_blank\">Spectrum News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis display does not reflect the North Carolina that we love,\u201d his office said. \u201cAmerica 250 is about unity and bringing our nation together. Glorifying this divisive confederate symbol does the exact opposite. We demand the organizers stop dishonoring the flag of North Carolina.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/durhammovinghub.com\/?p=3456\">Ariana Grande Changes &#8216;Thank U Next&#8217; Lyrics About Ex Ricky Alvarez<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A private North Carolina booth at the America 250 State Fair drew outrage after Confederate imagery appeared on video; organizers removed it, a sponsor withdrew<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3461,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3462","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-read-todays-edition"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Confederate flag fuels fresh controversy over NC at national \u2018State Fair\u2019 - Durham Moving Hub<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/durhammovinghub.com\/?p=3462\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Confederate flag fuels fresh controversy over NC at national \u2018State Fair\u2019 - Durham Moving Hub\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"A private North Carolina booth at the America 250 State Fair drew outrage after Confederate imagery appeared on video; organizers removed it, a sponsor withdrew\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/durhammovinghub.com\/?p=3462\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Durham Moving Hub\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-06-28T17:34:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"admin\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"admin\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/durhammovinghub.com\\\/?p=3462#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/durhammovinghub.com\\\/?p=3462\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"admin\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/durhammovinghub.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/bf1f081e7f06a3ab66052e5f6015fd85\"},\"headline\":\"Confederate flag fuels fresh controversy over NC at national \u2018State Fair\u2019\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-06-28T17:34:00+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/durhammovinghub.com\\\/?p=3462\"},\"wordCount\":516,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/durhammovinghub.com\\\/?p=3462#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/durhammovinghub.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/06\\\/e4562b1185b40379699f51f66e6a6055.jpg\",\"articleSection\":[\"Read today's Edition\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/durhammovinghub.com\\\/?p=3462#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/durhammovinghub.com\\\/?p=3462\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/durhammovinghub.com\\\/?p=3462\",\"name\":\"Confederate flag fuels fresh controversy over NC at national \u2018State Fair\u2019 - Durham Moving Hub\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/durhammovinghub.com\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/durhammovinghub.com\\\/?p=3462#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/durhammovinghub.com\\\/?p=3462#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/durhammovinghub.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/06\\\/e4562b1185b40379699f51f66e6a6055.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-06-28T17:34:00+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/durhammovinghub.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/bf1f081e7f06a3ab66052e5f6015fd85\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/durhammovinghub.com\\\/?p=3462#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/durhammovinghub.com\\\/?p=3462\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/durhammovinghub.com\\\/?p=3462#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/durhammovinghub.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/06\\\/e4562b1185b40379699f51f66e6a6055.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/durhammovinghub.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/06\\\/e4562b1185b40379699f51f66e6a6055.jpg\",\"width\":1200,\"height\":674,\"caption\":\"Fireworks and other holiday delights will be all over the Triangle during the Fourth of July weekend. 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