Old South Parade

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University of Alabama's Kappa Alpha fraternity calls off Old South parade
By The Associated Press
April 22, 2010, 10:12AM

TUSCALOOSA -- The president of the University of Alabama's Kappa Alpha chapter says the fraternity has canceled its annual Old South parade.

The event has traditionally featured members dressed as Confederate soldiers and waving Confederate flags. Last year's parade stopped in front of Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority's house as the historically black group was holding an event celebrating its 35th anniversary. The incident upset many of the group's alumnae.

Sorority members said they requested an apology from Kappa Alpha members while the trucks were in front of the house but did not receive one. National and local fraternity leaders later apologized.

Following the incident, Alpha Kappa Alpha alumnae sent a letter to UA President Robert Witt asking him cancel all Old South events.

http://blog.al.com/spotnews/2010/04/university_of_alabamas_kappa_a.html

I know this was canceled years ago at Auburn before my time there.  I was actually surprised to see it still went on in Tuscaloosa. It saddens me to see that the Old South and anything related to Southern History, Heritage, and my family's ancestry is Racist.  They maybe shouldn't have stopped in front of the Black Sorority, they should have come up with another parade route.

[wesfau2]

It saddens me to see that the Old South and anything related to Southern History, Heritage, and my family's ancestry is Racist.  They maybe shouldn't have stopped in front of the Black Sorority, they should have come up with another parade route.

I don't think that the parade's concept or history was inherently objectionable and I don't think that was the basis for the complaint.  It was the concept AND the obviously racially motivated stop at AKA.  The underlined portion of your post would have resulted in no disruption in their tradition.

[War Eagle!!!]

The underlined portion of your post would have resulted in no disruption in their tradition.

Maybe...But I am thinking no...

[wesfau2]

Maybe...But I am thinking no...

Why not?  They'd been throwing this shindig for quite some time.  I'm sure it ruffled feathers, but as long as the kids weren't antagonistic it seems to have been allowed.  Then some wiseass had to roll up to the black sorority house mid-function. 

That wiseass is the reason the kids can't have their parade.

[CCTAU]

If the gay and lesbian parade stopped in front of the Baptist student union, would their parade have been canceled?

[wesfau2]

If the gay and lesbian parade stopped in front of the Baptist student union, would their parade have been canceled?

Nope.  This is just another example of those unfortunate, upper-middle class white boys being held down by the man.