Black Mississippi man who often dressed as Confederate to support state flag

Lafayette County Coroner Rocky Kennedy confirmed that a man killed in a rollover vehicle crash near Oxford was Anthony Hervey, who has been an outspoken member of the Oxford community.in favor of the Confederate flag, for as long as most people can remember.

The crash happened on Mississippi Highway 6 near the Lafayette and Pontotoc County line around 11:20 a.m.

Hervey, of Oxford, has drawn attention over the years for opposing efforts to change the flag.

Anthony Hervey, 49, of Oxford died when the SUV he was driving went off the road then overturned.

She said they were chased by another vehicle, filled, according to her, with “angry young black men”.

“It spun like insane and we flipped, flipped, flipped”.

Troopers tell the Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal (http://bit.ly/1HKGsTD) a passenger in Hervey’s vehicle was taken to Baptist Memorial Hospital in Oxford with non-life-threatening injuries. At some point, that’s what she said caused the crash.

Hervey, author of “Why I Wave the Confederate Flag: Written by a Black Man”, was well-known for wearing a Confederate uniform and waving a Rebel flag, according to the Clarion-Ledger, which said he would often attract a crowd as he shared his views on the subject.

The Mississippi Highway Patrol did not immediately respond to an Associated Press query asking if officials are investigating Barnum’s account.

Mississippi Highway Patrol spokesman Johnny Poulos said accident reconstruction experts were on the scene Monday to conduct an investigation.

Barnum said she and Hervey were returning home Sunday from Birmingham, Alabama, where they attended a Saturday rally to save the Linn Park Confederate Monument.

Barnum told the newspaper that she and Hervey were not close, but that they are both black conservatives who are pro-Confederate Flag. “They are the real racists!” she said.

“This is not racism. This is my heritage”, Hervey said.