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By HALELUYA HADERO Associated Press
A group in North Carolina has erected a Black Lives Matter billboard to counter a Confederate flag that stands along a road in the state.
An official with a group that supported the project says the sign was unveiled in Pittsboro and funded by residents in the city.
A GoFundMe page to raise money for the sign said the billboard was a way to show Confederate flags "do NOT represent" Pittsboro.
Sam White had been leasing the billboard on his property to an outdoor advertising company.
Gerry Broome/AP
He says he told the company he didn't want a Black Lives Matter sign on his property.
He says he wants the sign down when the company's lease expires at the end of August.
