Confederate flag novelties for sale at York Fair to be kept out of sight

FILE PHOTO: Marchers protest the removal of a Confederate flag in downtown Gettysburg in 2015. (Photo: File, The Evening Sun)

Hate or heritage, Civil War symbol is not to be displayed by fair vendors

(York) — Hijacked by hate groups, the flag that arguably was once viewed as a symbol of Southern pride or simple redneck rebellion now is widely deemed offensive to a lot of Americans.

So, two years after banning the sale of items and clothing bearing the Confederate flag at the Delaware State Fair,