Ryan Pitkin, a journalist in Charlotte, North Carolina, shared screenshots of the now deleted event page.

"Confederate soldiers who will be heading home express their feelings about the downfall of the Confederacy," the organizers stated while inviting the community to attend the one-night event on June 19.

This morning Latta Plantation removed this Juneteenth event from their online calendar and Facebook page after FB commenters let them know just how awful of an idea it was. pic.twitter.com/8pj8OyuyCr

— Ryan Pitkin (@pitkin_ryan) June 11, 2021

racist event

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