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“Protesters have targeted the convention’s hotel — the DoubleTree by Hilton Richmond-Midlothian — asking management to cancel the SCV group’s reservation. At midday Saturday, as local SCV members were distributing Confederate battle flags at the Hanover Tomato Festival, a handful of Richmond residents staged an anti-SCV protest next to the DoubleTree’s sign on Midlothian Turnpike. …
“The mask is slipping,” said Sebesta, who has authored several books on what he calls the Neo-Confederate movement. “It’s pretty upfront.”
The SCV frequently denounces hate groups and racism, but critics said the organization has not done enough to keep those elements from its ranks. At the protest near the hotel Saturday, demonstrators held a banner that said: “Why is the Hilton Hotel welcoming white supremacists?”