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[–] Honeylemon 0 points 5 points 5 points (+5|-0) ago
I did a lot of research on order to form an educated opinion on this subject and this is what I found. (Even talked to a gentleman who has his PhD in History)
The flag was not a flag that flew over the Confederate States. It was the battle flag for Robert E Lee himself. So to say it is a Confederate flag at all is horribly wrong. The flag was seen after the American Civil War but not at all like it is now in this day and age. It wasn't until the Civil Rights movement that it was resurrected as the symbol of "The South".
I am also very curious if the people arguing that it has nothing to do with race know the actual history behind it.