WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Independence Day revelers at a Forsyth County pool were given wristbands adorned with a Confederate flag, which the county says wasn't recognized by the employee who placed the order.
Sage Magness tellsThe Winston-Salem Journal that she was visiting the Forsyth County pool over the Fourth of July weekend and was given a Confederate wristband. She later complained to the county.
County parks and recreation officials said the wristbands were disposed of. Deputy county manager Damon Sanders-Pratt says the employee who ordered the wristbands to mark the holiday mistakenly thought they were patriotic, and didn't understand what the "Stars and Bars" pattern symbolizes.