jerry dyson iii helped organize's saturday's flag run. he says the message they want to send is clear. >> we showed support and our southern heritage. >> reporter: recently the confederate flag has become a national debate. this after charleston shooting suspect dylann roof was seen holding a flag in pictures on the internet. jerry says it represents history, not hate. >> it's not who we are. we are not that. we are the kind of people, we are dedicated and we are loyal. >> if one commits a crime and he hides behind that symbol which he did and wants to commit hate with it they stole the symbol. >> reporter: a symbol recently banned from all license plates in virginia by governor terry mcauliffe. this group is hoping to change public opinion and let the history of the flag live on through younger generations. the flag run went through dinwiddie and chester field. with the overwhelming show of support and jerry dyson is hoping that the flag run touched a few people. giving them a different perspective on what he calls a historic american sy

jerry dyson iii helped organize the flag run.y want to send is clear. >> we came to show support of the southern heritage. >> reporter: recently the confederate flag has been pushed to the forefront and has become a national debate. this after dylann roof was seen holding a flag in pictures on the internet. he says the flag represents history and not hate. >>> we are dedicate people and loyal. >> if one goes out and commits a crime and he hides behind that symbol, they stole the symbol. >> reporter: a symbol that was recently banned from all license plates in virginia by governor terry mcauliffe. this group is hoping the change -- to change public opinion and letting the history live on through younger generations. it went through dinwiddie and chesterfield. with the yoefrpoverwhelming show of support dyson is hoping that it touched a few people, giving them a different perspective on what he called a historic american symbol. >> we're not racist people. this is not just a white thing. this is a southern thing. you're white, blac