Protests called off in Kid Rock Confederate flag dispute - USA TODAY

Protests called off in Kid Rock Confederate flag dispute DETROIT -- Chevrolet will continue to sponsor Kid Rock's summer concert tour and a Detroit minister and the National Action Network will stop protesting General Motors' affiliation with the... ly/1MyCUqU DETROIT -- Chevrolet will continue to sponsor Kid Rock's summer concert tour and a Detroit minister and the National Action Network will stop protesting General Motors' affiliation with the recording artist, who said he has not... Chevrolet plans to continue its sponsorship of Kid Rock's summer concert series. Kid Rock had introduced the flag into his shows during the early 2000s, and in a 2002 Free Press interview he defended its use, calling it a symbol of Southern rock and rebellion. But after the Detroit chapter of the NAACP gave him a Great Expectations Award in May 2011, he decided to stop using the flag. In an interview, Kid Rock's representatives said the protests were unwarranted. Protests against Kid Rock's refusal to denounce the flag started in the wake of the June 17 shooting of nine black people at a Charleston, S. C. , church. The accused gunman, Dylann Roof, had posted online photos of himself with the Confederate battle flag, reigniting a larger debate about the flag's meaning and prompting its removal from the South Carolina state capitol. Source: www.usatoday.com