Public display of the Confederate flag has been a hotly debated issue in the United States for over 100 years. Advocates of the Dixie symbolism argue that the flag represents a recognition of State rights and Southern pride. The flags detractors claim that the flag is a symbol of slavery, and a reminder of the inequality of the Jim Crow era.
Confederate Flag Debate Central Figures
- Steve Spurrier
- All Headline News: "Spurrier Says Confederate Flag Should Come Down..."
- Howard Dean
- CNN: "Dean: 'I apologize' for flag remark" (2003)
Do you think of the Confederate flag as being a racist symbol?(2 Answers)
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Yes, both the swastika and the confederate flag symbolize hatred to me. Not only hatred to blacks but hatred and prejudice in general. It is not the true ...
Why does the NAACP always have to boycott SC? Isn't there some greater injustice elsewhere?(1 Answer)
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because South Carolina continues to fly the confederate flag, they only do this to appeal to racists, it is highly insulting and has nothing to do with anyones ...
You drive through your state & find yourself lost in a small town whose name you recognize as being the meet-up spot and home to a ...(2 Answers)
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I'd get out anyway and hope for the best?
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Confederate States of America had 3 flag designs
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Mississippi voters opt to keep Confederate flag emblem on state flag
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Removed from the South Carolina state capital in 2000
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Used by the Vietcong, and Saddam Hussein to expresses anti-American sentiment
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Often associated with the Ku Klux Klan
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Historically represented Southern resistance to Northern political dominance
