21ST CENTURY

Inside Confederate Flag Day at Gettysburg (PHOTOS)

Groups both supporting and protesting the Confederate Flag gathered at Gettysburg National Military Park for Confederate Flag Day.

Mark Makela for The Daily Beast

galleries/2016/03/05/groups-gather-in-gettysburg-and-clash-over-confederate-flag-photos/160305-lipp-gettysburg1_d2zm4l — A man dressed as a Nazi enters a souvenir store, with a confederate flags displayed in the shop window. Groups both supporting and protesting the Confederate Flag gathered at Gettysburg National Military Park for Confederate Flag Day.
Mark Makela

galleries/2016/03/05/groups-gather-in-gettysburg-and-clash-over-confederate-flag-photos/160305-lipp-gettysburg2_a9sjv0 — Groups both supporting and protesting the Confederate Flag gathered at Gettysburg National Military Park for Confederate Flag Day.
Mark Makela for The Daily Beast

galleries/2016/03/05/groups-gather-in-gettysburg-and-clash-over-confederate-flag-photos/160305-lipp-gettysburg3_wyynnf — A protestor clashes with a supporter of the Confederate Flag, as both groups gathered at Gettysburg National Military Park.

Mark Makela for The Daily Beast

galleries/2016/03/05/groups-gather-in-gettysburg-and-clash-over-confederate-flag-photos/160305-lipp-gettysburg4_x4ioff — A Confederate Civil War re-eanctor visits the Regimental Quartermaster souvenir store to purchase Confederate flags after attending a ceremony at Gettysburg National Military Park.
Mark Makela for The Daily Beast

galleries/2016/03/05/groups-gather-in-gettysburg-and-clash-over-confederate-flag-photos/160305-lipp-gettysburg5_wjure0 — Confederate flags are displayed for sale in a souvenir store.
Mark Makela for The Daily Beast

galleries/2016/03/05/groups-gather-in-gettysburg-and-clash-over-confederate-flag-photos/160305-lipp-gettysburg6_jnrzse — A supporter of the Confederate flag gives the finger to protestors, as both groups gathered at Gettysburg National Military Park.

Mark Makela for The Daily Beast

galleries/2016/03/05/groups-gather-in-gettysburg-and-clash-over-confederate-flag-photos/160305-lipp-gettysburg7_otdxny — A Confederate soldier Civil War re-enactor walks in front of protestors.
Mark Makela for The Daily Beast

galleries/2016/03/05/groups-gather-in-gettysburg-and-clash-over-confederate-flag-photos/160305-lipp-gettysburg8_upslqp — Protestors of the Confederate flag chant.

Mark Makela for The Daily Beast

galleries/2016/03/05/groups-gather-in-gettysburg-and-clash-over-confederate-flag-photos/160305-lipp-gettysburg9_bjddjy — Mark Makela for The Daily Beast

galleries/2016/03/05/groups-gather-in-gettysburg-and-clash-over-confederate-flag-photos/160305-lipp-gettysburg10_v6wgjy — Mark Makela for The Daily Beast

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