HERITAGE VIOLATION: Hillsdale, MI (October 2015)

Discrimination against American citizens of Confederate descent & the symbols of our heritage has been at a fever pitch since the middle of June, but those of us here in the Great Lakes State have been largely unaffected on a direct level... UNTIL NOW.

Here are the facts that we know at this time, based on reports by the local media:

- A young man named Wesley Rogers of Hillsdale, MI was fired from his job at Bob Evans' production facilities in Hillsdale. Mr. Rogers was flying a rectangular Confederate Battle Flag from his truck.

- His employer claimed to have received an "anonymous complaint" about his flag.

- Last Friday (2 Oct 2015), Rogers' supervisors informed him of the complaint, and asked him to remove the flag from his truck while on company property, or park somewhere else, but no resolution was reached regarding the matter on that day.

- His supervisors met with him again on Tuesday (6 Oct 2015) and again made the same request. When he refused to comply, Rogers was terminated on the spot.

- Regarding his flag and it's display, Rogers made it clear to news organizations that "[a] lot of people think that it’s racist. It’s not racist; it’s my heritage. I grew up in the south, in Virginia." ... "I’m [hanging] it because I’m a southerner."

- Another employee at the plant spoke to one of the news organizations on the condition of anonymity, and said that on Wednesday (7 Oct 2015; the day after Rogers was fired), corporate representatives from Bob Evans held a meeting with the employees there to inform them of a policy change. The anonymous employee says "They made it clear... whoever flies [the Confederate flag] will face termination."

If you are interested in reading more about this story, you can do so at the following links:

- BOB EVANS EMPLOYEES CLAIM CONFEDERATE FLAG COST ONE HIS JOB 
(Hillsdale Daily News)
- MAN OUT AT BOB EVANS FACTORY OVER CONFEDERATE FLAG 
(Fox 19 - Newport, KY)
- MAN OUT AT BOB EVANS FACTORY OVER CONFEDERATE FLAG 
(The Blade - Toledo, OH)

More will be posted here in the coming days regarding this matter, but I would ask everyone to pray for Mr. Rogers and his family as they go through this unnecessary period of discrimination & hardship. Also keep praying for our nation, as such discriminatory acts will almost certainly continue popping up all over our country.

DEO VINDICE!
- Jonathan McCleese
Sergeant-at-Arms, SCV Camp #1321