Participants in the "Ride for Pride" event stand on the back of their pickup truck as they take part in an impromptu event to show their support for the Confederate flag in Brandon, Fla., on June 26, 2015. Several hundred people took part in the event.
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People wait in the shade before the Brandon, Fla., "Ride for Pride" event.
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A woman drives a car with a "Dixie Girl" sticker on the hood before for the "Ride for Pride" event on Friday.
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Dixie Poo rides on the back of his owner's bike during the "Ride for Pride" event. (REUTERS/Carlo Allegri)
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Dennis Wiles, 20, from Tampa shows off his belt buckle on Friday before the event.
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Dennis Wiles, 20, from Tampa, Fla., with a Confederate flag tattoo on his arm, listens to instructions for the "Ride for Pride" on Friday.
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A participant wears a defiant T-shirt after the "Ride for Pride" event on Friday.
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A biker wears a "Hard Core Confederates" vest before the "Pride" event on Friday.
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Yet another biker displaying the Confederate flag on Friday at the Florida event.
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"Heritage not Hate" is a common sentiment among supporters of the Confederate flag, which was flown by the Southern secessionist states during the 1861-1865 American Civil War. The war was started by the South when it attempted to leave the Union so it could continue practicing a system of slavery based on the idea that blacks are inferior to whites.
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Destiny Mooneyham, 18, from Tampa talks to Dennis Wiles, (L) 20, from Tampa before the "Ride for Pride" event on Friday.
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A biker stands beside his motorcycle as he waits for other participants to catch up during the "Ride for Pride" event on Friday.
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