The current outrage over the Confederate flag may have been the cause of an accident that killed Black Confederate flag supporter Anthony Hervey. Hervey, originally from Oxford, Mississippi, had traveled to Columbia, South Carolina, to show his support for the flag. While traveling back to Oxford, his car was involved in a rollover crash.
The cause of the crash, according to passenger Arlene Barnum, was the fact that Hervey believed he was being chased and was run off the road. Barnum posted to her Facebook page during the car chase on July 19, 2015, “HELP.. They after us. My vehicle inside [sic] down,” then later posted:
Anthony Hervey was an outspoken Black Confederate flag supporter for several decades and wrote a book titled Why I Wave the Confederate Flag, Written by a Black Man: The End of Niggerism and the Welfare State.
The cause of the accident is being investigated by the Mississippi Highway Patrol.
