An independent candidate running for the U.S. House in Tennessee is raising eyebrows with a campaign sign that reads "Make America White Again."

Rick Tyler, running for the seat held by Rep. Chuck Fleischmann Charles (Chuck) Joseph FleischmannCongress seeks to avoid new shutdown: Five things to watch On The Money: Negotiators discussing border funding lower than Trump's demand | Amazon reconsiders HQ2 move to New York City | Early IRS numbers point to smaller average refunds Bipartisan House group heads to Camp David retreat MORE (R), told a local NBC affiliate that he doesn't have hatred in his heart for "people of color."

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He said the sign is meant to return America to a "1960s, 'Ozzie and Harriet,' 'Leave it to Beaver' time when there were no break-ins, no violent crime, no mass immigration."