License Plates
The SCV encourages members to buy state-issued specialty automobile license plates available to vehicle drivers in Georgia, North Carolina, Alabama, Maryland, Mississippi, Louisiana, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia. In each case, the license plate features the Sons of Confederate Veterans logo, which incorporates the square Confederate Battle Flag.
Some residents of these states oppose putting the Confederate battle flag on state license plates, as historically the flag has widely been associated with racist causes. The North Carolina appellate court upheld the issuance of such license plates in Sons of Confererate v. DMV (1998) and noted: "We are aware of the sensitivity of many of our citizens to the display of the Confederate flag. Whether the display of the Confederate flag on state-issued license plates represents sound public policy is not an issue presented to this Court in this case. That is an issue for our General Assembly."
Read more about this topic: Sons Of Confederate Veterans, Show The Flag
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