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Our principal at Matoaka High School was Black. He is a kind man who I admire. As far as I recall, there were two Black kids at my school. Kim was in my class, but she moved away. At that time, much of the Black Community in the Matoaka area had moved away. I wonder where they went?
The white color on the canton of the Appalachian Flag doesn't really represent White skin or European roots—it's simply a visually fitting fifth color. The Appalachian Flag is offered as a symbol for all residents of Appalachia who desire to identify with Appalachian Culture, regardless of ancestry.
Yet as a complement to Appalachia's diversity, I offer an Affrilachian variant of the flag. Red, golden-orange, and green are already fitting African colors, and purple is a color that belongs to all of humanity.
The black variant of the Appalachian Flag is beautiful and warm. So beautiful in fact, that it ought not be for Affrilachians alone, but like the white variant, ought to be considered a co-equal version of the Appalachian Flag, for anyone to display.
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