Kingman resident wants message to counter Confederate flag display [View all]

KINGMAN — Kimgman Mayor Jen Miles is calling for civility, respect and tolerance as area residents debate everything from COVID-19 restrictions to the Black Lives Matter movement.

Miles said she was thankful that recent BLM demonstrations at Locomotive Park downtown were mostly peaceful and without injury.

And she hopes it remains that way.

Miles told fellow council members last week that she and City Manager Ron Foggin have been bombarded with emails regarding display and sale of the Confederate flag at the Thunder-Rode apparel business adjacent to the park. Owner Jack Alexander has a poster board on his property that denotes the history of the “Battle Flag.”

Confederate flags and other monuments and symbols of the Civil War have been under scrutiny during racial activism across the nation. Many have called for their removal from state capitol grounds, courthouses and other public property.

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Business owner Jack Alexander, of Thunder-Rode, displays a poster board denoting the history of the Confederate flag outside his apparel store in downtown Kingman.
DAVE HAWKINS, Special to the Daily News