General Lee Hide Flag In Attic
The debate over the confederate battle flag has evoked memories of the early 60 s when i was an undergraduate at washington and lee university in lexington virginia.
General lee hide flag in attic. The general lee sometimes referred to as simply the general is an orange 1969 dodge charger driven in the television series the dukes of hazzard by the duke boys bo and luke along with cousins coy and vance in season 5. Remove it hide it whatever you want to call it. Lee met ulysses s. It is known for its signature horn its police chases stunts especially its long jumps and for having its doors welded shut leaving the dukes to climb in and out.
Once the cast members were finalized they along with one general lee and one police car were sent to griffith park in los angeles california for a promo publicity photoshoot. Where confederate battle flag replicas once flew at washington and lee university in the chapel above robert e. Dukes of hazzard reruns dropped over general lee s confederate flag. Lee called the confederate battle flag a flag of treason.
On february 6 1865 lee was appointed general in chief of the armies of the confederate states. Log in or sign up to leave a comment log in sign up. After four years of death and destruction on april 9th 1865 robert e. Psygnosis 7 moderator of r forza speaking officially score hidden 1 month ago stickied comment edited 1.
Known as the general lee the flag prominently sits on the roof of the car and has been causing controversy for years. In 1865 lee wrote in a letter to the gettysburg identification meeting committee that the flag should be put away and hinted at the negative emotions it evokes to this day. Had to hastily remove the flag from this general lee replica before it got me into trouble. False levin refuted this claim from the post while saying that despite urging both sides to move on in public lee hid.
Initially the general lee was painted bright orange with a confederate flag centered on the roof and general lee text on each side of the roof above the side windows.