He also believes digitally removing the flag wouldn’t help the matter since its already widely recognizable and would only draw more attention to the matter.
To Jones, taking away the flag would be like “taking the ‘S’ off of Superman’s chest.
Ben Jones, who played Cooter Davenport on the show, referred to the controversy as “a tragedy.”
The actor, who owns a chain of Hazzard-themed stores, believes the show itself served as a unifying force, with many African American families tuning in to watch it every week.