Asked to Remove Confederate Flags, One Georgia Civil War Museum Opts to Close Its Doors Instead

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INJOWith public symbols of the Confederacy becoming an increasingly hot-button issue in recent weeks, one Georgia Civil War institution is drawing a line in the sand — right at the doorway to its museum.

According to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, after receiving an order from a local commissioner to not display any Confederate flags inside the museum, the Nash Farm Battlefield Museum in Hampton, Georgia, has decided to close its doors rather than comply with the request.

“The main reason is that the current District 2 Commissioner, Dee Clemmons, has requested that ALL Confederate flags be removed from the museum, in addition to the gift shop, in an effort not to offend anyone,” said museum officials.

With a Facebook post, the Nash Farm Battlefield explains the decision to shutter the museum come June 1:

“For anyone who studies the American Civil War, or War Between the States, they realize there were two parties that fought in this war. We have always prided ourselves with being an unbiased museum that told the entire story of the battles that took place on this property, as well as being a voice of the people in Henry County and Georgia during this time. These stories were told mainly through primary sources, sometimes secondary, but never tertiary sources. To exclude any Confederate flag would mean the historical value has been taken from our exhibits, and a fair interpretation could not be presented to each guest.”

“Confederate flags were on this hallowed ground, as were the Union flags,” they added. “To remove either of them would be a dishonor.”

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