Press release regarding the Old Home Day parade and the Confederate Flag
POSTED ON the Town Website: AUGUST 21, 2022 – 4:44PM
Town of Londonderry, New Hampshire
John Farrell, Town Council Chair
Michael Malaguti, Town Manager
August 21 , 2022
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE REGARDING THE OLD HOME DAY PARADE AND THE CONFEDERATE FLAG
Londonderry held its annual Old Home Day Parade on August 20, 2022 community businesses, first responders, politicians and others who came to participate in a family community-oriented event that celebrates Londonderry’s history, culture and civic life. Almost everyone who participate in the parade exemplified these values.
The Town is aware that a vehicle participating in the parade displayed a small Confederate flag. Parade organizers had no advance notice and only learned of this and only learned of this as the parade was starting, too late to intervene without disrupting the parade.
The Town condemns the Confederate flag in the strongest possible terms. Supporters of this symbol of racism, hate, and treason will find no refuge in Londonderry, and the Town will do everything it can to prevent such a disgraceful display in the future.