George Floyd’s Uncle Calls for Removal of Confederate Flag from South Dakota Police Department Logo

Selwyn Jones, George Floyd’s uncle, is calling out the Gettysburg Police Department in South Dakota for its logo which contains an emblem of the Confederate flag.

During an interview with Minneapolis’ Star Tribune, Jones expressed concern about the logo insisting it has “got to go.”

The logo features the American and Confederate flags positioned behind a cannon. 

Jones, who is the brother of George Floyd’s mother and a three-year resident of Gettysburg, detailed his recent phone conversation with the town’s mayor Bill Wuttke and insisted the city should consider changing its police department logo. 

“Bill, we really have the Confederate flag on our police uniforms?” Jones said to the publication about his call with the mayor. “Man, that’s got to go.”

Wuttke reportedly told Jones, “We’ll see about it.”

However, Jones expressed apprehension about Wuttke’s claims saying, “That’s what a white guy in control and power says. ‘We’ll see about it.’ … Whatever.”

The mayor told the publication that he does not support changing the logo as he argued that the majority of residents in Gettysburg do not believe the logo is racist.

“We’re not wanting the liberals and the press telling us we have to change it. People here do not feel it’s racism,” he said.

“It’s so ridiculous; 99 percent of the people don’t have any idea . It’s just something that’s there. I’ve had more local people in favor of it than against it,” Wuttke added.

The Gettysburg City Council also held a stance similar to Wuttke as they defended the logo as a representation of “heritage.” However, there is now a petition