feed to stay on top of the news. “We have therefore concluded that display of the Confederate battle flag is inappropriate for display on specialty license plates, which remain property of the state,” the agency said at the time. The Confederate flag license plates were a specialty plate for the North Carolina Division of Sons of Confederate Veterans, who claim the rule is discriminatory against the group and illegal. “Our legally registered emblem represents our membership and our shared family history,” the state commander for the group Kevin Stone said in a statement. Stone said the organization rejects the agency’s “demand” the group adopt a different emblem to represent them and said the state's Department of Transportation (DOT) never contacted the group regarding the change with the group or any alternatives.