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A Southern rock group called Confederate Railroad has been booted from the lineup of an upcoming Illinois state fair over its name and use of the Confederate flag, sparking fury from fans and country legend Charlie Daniels.

The band, formed in 1987 in Atlanta, Georgia, had been slated to play at the Du Quoin State Fair on Aug. 27 in the city of Du Quoin, Ill., as part of “90s Country ReLoaded Day,” local media reported.

The cancellation of Confederate Railroad’s performance was first acknowledged by the fair’s manager Josh Gross in a statement to the Du Quoin Weekly, the Southern Illinoisan reported.

“The Illinois Department of Agriculture has removed Confederate Railroad from our 2019 Du Quoin State Fair Grandstand lineup,” Gross said. “While every artist has a right to expression, we believe this decision is in the best interest of serving all of the people in our state.”

When reached for comment by the Southern Illinoisan, the state Department of Agriculture declined to say when the band was booked, who decided to cancel the group’s performance and the reason why the band was removed from the lineup.

Nonetheless, the axing of the band’s set prompted Daniels and other musicians to speak out.

“This political correctness thing is totally out of control,” Daniels wrote in a tweet on July 5.

“When a fair cancels the Confederate Railroad band because of their name its giving in to facism [sic], plain and simple and our freedom disappears piece by piece,” the tweet read. “Sick of it.”

A Facebook group created over the band’s cancellation called #boycottduquoinstatefair has garnered more than 2,700 members as of Tuesday.

“Disgusted,” one group member, Cathy Kesler, commented. “I won’t be going to the fair and probably won’t be living in this state much longer. So hard to find a decent job and when I do they increase fuel taxes. And everything else. Now this. I love Confederate Railroad.”

Meanwhile, other southern Illinois venues are working to book Confederate Railroad for a local makeup show, according to the Southern Illinoisan.

“To me this isn’t about getting people to our business. If whoever else in Southern Illinois ends up bringing them in, I won’t be mad. This is about Southern Illinois proving a point,” Joe McKinney, the manager of entertainment at the local Field of Dreams event venue, told the news outlet.

“This choice was made by a select few up north who are offended, instead of what the majority want, and the band was completely disrespected.”

There’s been a national debate in recent years on the use of the Confederate flag and statues honoring controversial figures like Confederate leaders.

Confederate Railroad has not publicly commented on being dropped from the fair.