— The Virginia Flaggers have raised a Confederate flag on I-64 near Charlottesville.

The 30-by-50-foot Confederate battle flag was hoisted into the sky on Saturday on property leased on Interstate 64, according to the group's Facebook page. "The Charlottesville I-64 Spirit of Defiance Memorial Battle Flag was dedicated to the glory of God and will fly in honor and memory of all Confederate soldiers," a post read.

The raising of the flag comes after the raising of others in North Carolina by The Sons of Confederate Veterans, who raised a 20-by-30-foot Confederate flag along Interstate 95 in Cumberland County earlier last year, among others.