Rhodesia Flag On Roof
Three days after the shooting a website titled the last rhodesian was discovered and confirmed to be owned by dylann roof.
Rhodesia flag on roof. In the picture roof sports two flag patches on his left breast. Anley fly breeze 3x5 foot wales flag vivid color and uv fade resistant canvas header and double stitched welsh national flags polyester with brass grommets 3 x 5 ft. Within the center of the disc was the shield from the southern rhodesian coat of arms. Dylann roof who killed nine black parishioners in a charleston s c church in 2015 wearing a jacket with the green and white flag of rhodesia in a photo posted to a website called the last.
A photograph also surfaced of roof wearing a jacket emblazoned with two other flags stitched upon it representing two countries in southern africa that no longer exist. The flag used by the governor of southern rhodesia followed the usual pattern for representatives of the british crown it consisted of a defaced union flag union jack with a white disc in the center of the flag. The apartheid era flag of south africa and the flag of white rhodesia the colonial predecessor to current day zimbabwe. 4 8 out of 5 stars 461.
Dylann storm roof with the apartheid south african top and rhodesian flags. Free shipping on your first order shipped by amazon. The website contained photos of roof posing with symbols of white supremacy and neo nazism along with a manifesto in which he outlined his views towards blacks and other minorities. The flag was in use in southern rhodesia later zimbabwe from 1923 to 1953 and from 1964 to 1965 it was also used by the unrecognised rhodesia from 1965 to 1968.
Dylann storm roof the 21 year old man suspected of killing nine people at a black church in charleston south carolina on wednesday wore a jacket with the flags of apartheid south africa and rhodesia in his facebook profile photo. But what was rhodesia anyway. Rhodesia and apartheid south. Most have at least a cursory understanding of the racist violence of apartheid in south africa.
On his jacket were the flags of apartheid era south africa and rhodesia two white supremacist regimes the latter which fought a brutal and losing war in the. This flag was not used during the unilateral declaration of independence udi years and became. And what does the choice to wear its flag tell us about roof. The flag was initially used unofficially internally before being approved for use outside of the.