Southern Heritage in schools

Step 1.

Click on this link, An Open Letter to Schools (opens in new window), and print the letter entitled "An open letter to schools considering banning Dixie Outfitters shirts" along with the "Dixie Outfitters' Mission Statement" and submit them to your school principal or administrator. Ask for his/her consideration of these documents in his/her decision regarding banning of Confederate symbols.

Step 2.

If your school official does not rescind the banning policy then you must organize a petition signing. Click here (opens in new window) for a form named "Petition" for you to use or to use as a guide.

Secure as many names as possible, complete with addresses and phone numbers. Encourage the petition signers to call their principal or school board members and express their displeasure at being denied their freedom of expression, as provided by the United States Constitution.

Step 3.

Contact your school board and request a time to speak at the next school board meeting. Contact all the people who signed the petition and tell them of the date and time of the school board meeting and ask them to come in support of the petition. Ask them to wear their Southern Heritage clothing.

Step 4.

If the petition and calls to the school board does not change the policy the next option is to sue the school board.

Contact a local lawyer of your choice or contact Kirk Lyons of the Southern Legal Resource Center. The SLRC contact information is as follows:

Phone: 1-800-370-3617,  1-828-669-5189
Website: www.slrc-csa.org
E-mail: slrc@slrc-csa.org
 

Mailing Address:
   SLRC
   PO Box 1235
   Black Mountain, NC 28711

Suggestions for resolving a school ban on Confederate symbols in your community.
By Kirk D. Lyons
Word Document | PDF Version

To report a heritage violation contact the SLRC case manager at 1-864-476-0656 and email at slrc@crystalink.com

The SLRC is a group of Southern lawyers specializing in Southern Heritage offenses. They may take your case at little or no cost to you.

Also, you may want to contact the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) at www.aclu.org or check your phone book for a local office.

You may also contact your local Sons of Confederate Veterans. Their national website is www.scv.org. Procedures for reporting a heritage violation are detailed at http://www.scv.org/heritageChairmen.php.

We at Dixie Outfitters know that most Southern people are "live and let live people" with a high tolerance level and a firm belief that all should enjoy the freedoms guaranteed by the Constitution of the United States. We are not racist and do not hate people because of their color, but we cannot continue to allow the NAACP and the liberals to keep on destroying all vestiges of our Southern Heritage.

We have a right to be proud of our ancestors who gave their lives for their Southern homeland. We have a right to be proud of our Southern traditions and culture. The Confederate battle flag is a symbol of this heritage and culture. We have a right to be proud of this symbol. We must take a stand. We must continue the fight to save our Southern Heritage. I urge you to take all actions necessary to preserve our Southern culture.

Our ancestors were brave. They gave their lives for what they believed. Let us now summon the courage to start a petition drive or sign a petition or carry a flag and support our children and their legitimate Constitutional rights.

Best regards,

Dewey Barber
President, Dixie Outfitters