Boycott planned over Du Quoin State Fair band cancellation amid broader debate

CARBONDALE — Southern Illinois is at the center of a national conversation about the First Amendment after the country rock band Confederate Railroad was removed from the Du Quoin State Fair’s grandstand lineup last week, apparently over their use of the name and symbols of the Confederacy.

Here’s a link to the story at the Southern Illinoisan.

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