Former President of NAACP (Asheville NC) HK Edgerton who carries the Confederate Flag

[swordsallday]

thank god for people like HK to show truths about the south, they are a dying breed due to the deification

[TomHunterUK]

This gentleman brings up many interesting points. At this distance from the conflict that the Confederate Flag represents it's hard to know the 'truth' of the situation at that time, but he clearly represents a point of view that, if we believe in a democracy, should be respected and listened to. I hope I was never a racist, though my backround mitigates against it, but I do know I'm not now a racist, and have never wanted to be one. Racism is in the heart, not in words.

[smrt1111111111111]

If I thought this war was to abolish slavery, I would resign my commission and offer my sword to the other side.

general grant said that.

[BackwoodsArsenal]

God bless this guy...

[sweetdixieguitar]

It is refreshing to see a black man that thinks for himself and understands the TRUTHS about his southern heritage. The black southerners had the hardest time of anyone AFTER the war of northern aggression. Lincoln used the slavery issue to cover up his real agenda. To destroy the south and control Americans from that point on. Funny how not one northerner ever stopped to ask "What happens to the blacks after we liberate them?" Truth is they did not care.

[CarolSuemoo]

Right on brother!

[Born2Flesh]

He could play the Dumb Nigger Slave in any Southern Slavery Film. ...he could be called Tom. Where are all the other Blacks that support him?

[KOOLASKANB83]

too bad mainstream television wont pick this up this guy needs to be on larry king then conan obrian then nbc then cnn everytime jesse jackson or someone starts bad mouthn the south this guy shoulb be there to speak the truth he is a gentlemen not a muppet mouthpiece for the politicaly correct cause..amen

[machinator1971]

LONG LIVE HK !!!

LONG LIVE DIXIE !!!

[Brynnium]

Good man.

[DurhamRebel]

this guy is awesome

[ki1ng]

No one is able to articulate anywhere as well as the South. We are the master wordsmiths(despite the accent).

[eightohhthree]

ta ta ta-day junior. This guy cant even get through his first interview question. Look at the belly fat on that guy.  It just screams Im gonna have a heart attack by 55.

[treywhitepride]

God bless that man. I got to meet him in Marion N.C. one time an he is a very smart man ,he could teach a nigger how to be a black man not a nigger.

[IhsaanS]

Preach that my fellow NON WHITE southern brother! We can wave the flag too fuck you KKK and uneducated northerners and foreigners.

[screwface1011]

this coon needs his fuckin' throat cut and that's it. And lest we forget that that flag is the losing side's flag. Only losers continue to hold up the losing sides flag.

Fuck this coon and all his cracka friends. Somebody get the matches I got the gasoline.

[MrElucidate]

HK Edgerton...stop being the pet nigger to the white man

[eric5906]

@MrElucidate : you are so stupid.

[ishk68]

Thank God for HK. A true MAN among "men". THANK and God Bless you HK Edgerton.

[gerard78910]

i'm dutch, can someone tell me what that flag stands for?

[Jaildale]

@gerard78910 During the American Civil War, it was the Confederate flag of the South. They stood for slavery, so nowadays it's considered horribly racist. But as this man shows, the flag is just heritage.

[Felon1776]

This is one of the greatest men living. Men of all color and creed are behind you H.K. Edgerton. You will be remembered in the future history books as a noble man, behind a noble cause. Long live the South.

[CherokeeCharli]

Very interesting. From what I understand, he use to be the president of the NAACP of his local chapter. This is a part of history that I never knew. I never knew that we had black confederate soldiers. I love all areas of history. Thanks for posting this !

[canaydemedian]

The U.S.S. Wanderer is the last documented ship to bring a cargo of slaves from Africa to the United States (on November 28, 1858). Stories of subsequent mass landings of slaves have been told, but are in dispute.When the Wanderer reached Jekyll Island, Georgia from Africa, approximately 409 of the enslaved Africans had survived.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

[Greenhornet270]

God Bless this man......MANY brave black men fought for the Confederacy....

[smokinbettycrocker]

THIS IS PURE "SOLD OUT" BULLSHIT !

As if a black man or woman taking pride in serving their white massa on a Southern plantation ! The same conditions were upheld in the military ! For shame this black man having pride for being used by white men only to come home and still had to eat, sleep, drink, or even shit at separate establishments.

FUCK THIS PROPAGANDA ! AND FUCK YOU SOLD OUT PEOPLE OF COLOR!

[Back2Dixie]

@smokinbettycrocker Your an idiot !!!!!! Who do you think brought the slaves over and had the biggest majority. Slaves were brought here under the American Flag by the North in the 1700's Get a clue Yankee Bitch !

[DixiePride18]

Wow great interviewing skills baldy really get to the heart of the matter with your stuttering and your air humping action.Oh btw did yall see him take off his hat after the guy mentions KKK that right there is respect.

[johnnyrottini]

God Bless this man!

[bruin03]

Point of correction: Those black folks from Guatemala and Israel etc all have Afican origins.

[TheRedneck781]

Here's a history lesson for everyone. That man knows the truth. The Confederate flag represents freedom and independence from the union. Our flag is no differernt than the American flag. So all you people saying the Confederate flag is racist, you might as well be calling the american flag racist too

[maximilian333]

He makes several good points: that a flag is just a symbol that leads to a great many oversimplifications, that fundamental racism always existed in the north as well as the south, and that the major difference between the north and the south was fewer resources in the south leading to greater overt racism and conflict. His ideas are sound and the flag thing is mainly an act of theatre to elicit dialog.

[bookhound63]

Hk Edgerton is an American hero. How wonderful to learn he was born in Asheville, my hometown.

[budbass19]

note that you never see any black people in his videos

[RonPaulHatesBlacks]

Don't see too many Jews on pro-Nazi videos, though.

[oktoberfest124]

@RonPaulHatesBlacks no, but did you know that they are jews in the aryan brotherhood?

[taurusmaroon5]

This is a very intellegent southern black man, alot of folks should listen to his vast knowledge. I wish more people understood the south like he does. Thanks HK

[TrinityGardenRyda]

he had to be adopted..... thats one dumbass.... i bet he wont come around my parts like that.. ill stick that cafed-fag-flag in his ass........ and set him on fire stupid wanna be honky. P.S. You A Dumb Nigga.... Come To Houston I'LL Break That Fuckin Flag Across Yo Damn Back You Confused Oreo. You Deserve To Be Called a Silly Negro.. you A Shame To The Blacks. Kill Ya Self. Uncle Ruckus Ass Nigga. Fuck H.K. Edgerton Burn In Hell With Your Flag..........Fag.

[Bigmoonproductions]

@TrinityGardenRyda , Stop being IGNORANT. Pick up a book and read it. I use to be an anti confederate, then I read real history.

[sendemback88]

@TrinityGardenRyda I would like to tell you one thing. I'm a successful southern gentlemen, who happens to hate your kind. I know one thing for sure if he came to your trashy ass excuse for a dwelling, you and the niggers around you would probally hurt him. But what you should do is tune your black ass in and learn some history. That flag is in no way connected to slavery. Thank you for the opportunity to prove the ignorance of niggers.

[Mctaggart6412]

Thank you HK. I've talked personally to him and he is one of the smartest people i know. God bless the south. I'll keep the flag flyin till the day i die.

[oilpond]

poop...

[ohaman17]

it's all correct except that their was no ship that carried slaves from africa to the us carrying the stars and stripes. Only European.

[chappy496]

my god this is the smartest man in the usa he knows what that flag meansand god bless the south and that flag

[flintlockjunkie]

@general,you are not worthy to appear in the same page as H.K.

[swordofdixie]

Did HK ever explain to everybody why he's no longer the President of the Ashville NAACP?

[generalkenobi7]

Every african american who fought for the confederates in the civil war was a slave. they dident pick up guns and fight of their free will. By the way born and raised in the south but somehow no one in my familys ever respected that flag.

[ohaman17]

No. They did. Read something other than your high school text book.

[thedoorboy]

1 lost nigger....history has ass fuck him..

[darthroden]

Listen thedoorboy, its not necessary for you to tell you about yourself, I mean we can tell you're lost just by your vulgarity.

[xsleef]

Thedoorboy is just another person who doesnt understand the real story,but rather believe the propaganda that has been stuck in his brain..The south was invaded but it wasnt because of slavery.

[ThymeTravelers]

My Yankee GGG Grandfather was wounded severely at the 1st battle of the Seven Days Battle outside of Richmond, where it is believed my Rebel GGG Grandfather was tending to wounded from both sides. My grandson is the descendant of two honorable men who fought on opposite sides. My grandson is also the descendant of a slave family from New York (yep- NY at one time had the largest concentration of slaves). I am proud of ALL of my grandson's heritage! God Bless Mr. Edgerton for speaking truth!

[19black77]

God bless this man!!!!

[Linguiphile]

I really like this guy's thinking. If the KKK and other racists have co-opted this flag for their stupidity, then why can't sane southerners, black and white alike, co-opt it back to representing the good traditions of Dixie, like states' rights and constitutional democracy.

The interviewer here can't put a sentence together, but the older man is is right on the money in everything he says.

Ron Paul for president, with this guy for vice president!

[darthroden]

The fact is Linguiphile, Southerners have already taken our symbol back from the KKK and others who have misused it.

[lowlux1]

i like the vice president ideal.......

[Frankcastle522]

I like how he is trying to shed light on the fact that African Americans fought for the South. It about time people recognized their contributions to a cause.

[oldschoolsituationz]

whats the gag? i am curious. southern history is no mystery to me. i was born in the south myself. old dixie wasnt too kind as i remember it. ol'boy says a lot of interesting rhetoric containing some interesting truisms but whats the gag? dixie aint never scared me and i hung out with white boys we had it plastered on their bedroom walls. but a black man from the south proud of o'l dixie? theres something that i aint getting. seems like theres some smoke and mirrors to this one.

[OneEyedJack1970]

I love this guy.

[gabriel19551]

I forgot one more thing, if anyone ever goes to Culpepper Va. you gotta go to the East Street Tavern. They have the BEST bbq pork I have ever had!

[Mavrilon]

It is so refreshing to hear an African American speaking intelligently about the Confederacy and Black -White relations in the South

[ConfederateSolider1]

This guy is amazing I love this he is proving that the Southern flag does not mean Hate or Racist.

I have people call me racist because I am a Confederate Civil War reenactor.

I would like to get together with him to fly my Confederate flag side by side with him.

He is a good person for what he does I mean some white person goes and does that they would be considered Racist.

He is truly a good insperation!

-ConfederateSolider1

[gabriel19551]

This guy is awesome! Why ain't he our president? This guy is a true American Patriot. He knows the truth. I wish I could stand next to him and fly my Confederate flags with him! I fly my Confederate flags in my front yard here in NY and I'm called every name in the book. I'm no racist, I know my history. And the books need to be re-written on the Civil War. The South fought under the law of the constitution while the north violated it. Keep that flag flying! Dio Vindici! Southern girls rock!

[Thundaking908]

The title is misleading. It should say he is the former president OF Asheville, NC

[joyintended]

They are taking our symbols away from us and causing confusion of the masses. It has been real easy to do since we were all educated(indoctrinated) with the propaganda they created.

[803honda]

the imperials have had the audio disabled! this is outright federal censorship! Reconstruction has returned to Carolina! Its just like the days of dishonest abe!

[BrYanwithaY1986]

Can you upload the video somewhere else so I can watch it?

Did you use a copyrighted song? If not...you should be able to contact people at youtube to fix this....

[JosephAubry51]

This is H K Edgerton. I have seen him at the Jefferson Davis place in Kentucky in June of 2008. On the 200th brithday of Jefferson Davis.

[geiswiteb]

HOW DOESNT HE MAKE SENSE???????????????? THat famous idea of slaves being whipped, was from one picture, taken BEFORE the war.

[Orctrist]

Little does he know that that same flag was probably being raised as they beat and whipped his Great Great Great grandmother and killed his great great great grandfather. Listen to him. He sounds like he just escaped from the funny farm. He talks jibberish and doesn't make ANY points whatsoever. The guy who's interviewing him is probably laughing his ass off because this man doesn't realize he's wearing a clown suit. Instead of using blood hounds to hunt slaves they'd use him.

[803honda]

you speak bklindly knowing nothing of the things you speak about. there were tens of thousands of blacks, jews, natives and hispnics in the confederate army. you have been brainwashed by your imperial government. did they tell you bout the white slaves and the black masters? i doubt it

[ConfederateSolider1]

Good Comment I mean really good coment these Feds are brain washing us all.

[ZelyoniyRanger]

Around 17,000 African Americans fought in gray, both free and not. 17,000 is enough to make your one-sided, simplistic good guy/bad guy view of that era a bit faulty. This and that his 3rd great grandfather you speak of was most likely a slave under the stars and stripes Federal Flag so many adore and worsphip. That same flag that the despicable KKK uses as their symbol today.

[LITEBRITE65]

This man is nuts

[redneckpride4ever]

As a Confederate sympathizer from up north, I look in shame that the Staers and Stripes was flown over slave ships, and I look in shame that 4 Northern states were slave states at the start of the war. Lincoln knew that England was ready to join Dixie to whoop our asses. I was taught in a New England High School the truth- Abe made the Emancipation proclimation 2 years after the war started to keep the empire together.

[803honda]

its hard to brainwash a Carolina boy!!!

[abovefilms]

little does he know that confederates (rebs) wanted nothing more than to keep his black self in chains, and FORCED other blacks to fight to keep themselves in slavery. and how he calls former slave masters 'honarable' is beyond me. this man is obviously brainwashed to believe against his self-interest.

[CSAfanactic]

You are a bigot!

[EldritchMask]

A good interview.

It's a shame that so many people are so quick to dismiss him as a crank.

[cranberyy22]

HE'S A DAMN FOOL!!!

[logiccontroller]

As many racist comments as i have posted on youtube, i must say that a guy like this is above those comments. It is so rare to see a black southerner aware of his southern history and not programmed by the propaganda of the black power movement. Much respect for Mr. Edgerton. What a relief to see a black person who knows southern history and understands it. Thank you Mr. Edgerton.

[Joseph565112]

H.K. Edgerton is an American hero. He is a living breathing walking contradiction to all those against the Southern Cause. The fact is that till this very day over 143 years later the Federal government still is trying to maintain support for its unjust war. I remember my highschool days. Teachers and books giving misinformation or at the very least not putting a strong emphasis on important facts. Just making it sound so cut and dry Like that the South fought for slavery North fought against it

[Joseph565112]

Well Lincoln himself said it wasnt about slavery and would totally disagree with what the major media and schools have been saying now and in decades past. I started doing some research on my own at about 17 then went to The Citadel to become an officer in the US Army. There I learned quite a different story. Called The Truth That secession was caused by overtaxation and that thought it was legal the North still invaded to keep the Souths millions and millions of taxpayers It was ALL about money

[kievpatty]

I used to love listening to him when I lived back in Asheville. Some people thought he was crazy, but he certainly has a lot of interesting things to say.

[BorislavX]

This is one brave man.

[ZelyoniyRanger]

This man is an inspiration and a reason to be a proud Southerner.

[GenMata]

A black man who knows the truth.

Teach it!

[MrBenjammin07]

@GenMata You just like him cuz he fly's your stupid redneck flag. This is america retard. Fly the stars and stripes. I understand it's a pride thing, but honestly, you lost, get over it. Honestly anyone who flies confederate flags or mexican flags or whatever bs instead of the american flag should take them down. Screw your heritage. My family came from germany and norway, does that mean i should fly a german flag. Heck no, i'm american. I don't have any connection to my ancestors. Im my own man

[GenMata]

@MrBenjammin07 You can talk rednecks all you like but the biggest redneck retards I ever knew came from up north. There is nothing to be proud of in the US any longer. You're a nobody here.

This country has been hijacked by wackos and our people are asleep.

And remember the south don't need you around nor your ignorant opinions.

.

[machinator1971]

@MrBenjammin07 Sooo, if the US lost to China you would be okay with flying the Chinese flag? Riiiiight. Great logic there junior.

[dumbface2]

very interesting

[FateEternal]

5 Stars! Too bad there's not more people like him on TV/internet. An American - that's right! Forget the PC stuff. Did you film this or interview him?

[SoundOffBuncombe]

He has been on my public access tc show several times....

RB

[GripeCentral]

@FateEternal eXACTLY.!!! Too many UNEDUCATED people out there not understanding anything and just going along with the rest of the sheep. Heritage! Not hate! Live on!

[Joshuajlawn]

@FateEternal There probably is, but the media and such like to hide guys like this. Not very convienient if you are trying to shanghigh our nation.

[dennylee11]

Learn the truth - listen to HK. IF there is ever going to be peace between the races it will start with understanding the truth. My ancestors fought for the CSA. I'm proud of their effort to secure a state based government by the people - not by the "hidden money." Slavery was never the issue - Lee knew it, Jackson knew it - the soldiers of the South (300,000) who died knew it. They - for the most part - didn't own slaves! You don't fight and die for nearly 5 years to defend what you don't have!

[Back2Dixie]

@dennylee11 The South had no slaves by 1863 and the North didn't release theirs until 1865... Fact.....Also neither did Grant release his until 1865.

[RedShirtArmy]

Mr Edgerton's passion for Dixie should inspire us all!

[CEEMEEN]

Wow people just dont get it, the south lost. fuck the south. and i'm not from the north.. the west coast!

[SoundOffBuncombe]

Ok, well then.... Please stay in the West Coast with all the nutts & losers you have out their.

[CEEMEEN]

fuck you homie you dont know shit. the south is full of narrow minded bible thumpers. people on the west coast knows whats going on in the real world.

[CEEMEEN]

and its THERE not THEIR. idiot.

[oktoberfest124]

@CEEMEEN it seems that you are full of yourself. it also seems you are the narrow- minded one.

[RedShirtArmy]

Cultural imperialist.

[RoarsEcho]

And all of God's people said, "Amen."