'I am proud of my heritage': Former student defends Confederate flag

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Former Anderson County High School student Tom DeFoe testified today that history and family stories about an ancestor inspired him to wear clothing containing Confederate battle flag emblems to school.

"I am proud of my heritage," he said. "And I am proud to be a Southerner. I don't see any reason that anybody can't wear what they are proud of."

He was testifying in a federal court lawsuit alleging that his civil rights were violated on occasions when school officials suspended him or made him turn a T-shirt inside out.