It is my opinion that the Confederate flag be left on the Confederate Soldier's monument on capitol grounds after being removed from the South Carolina State house. I feel that the NAACP, and many other groups, have completely withdrawn the southerner's point of view that the flag has a different meaning than stereotypical racism. There are many opposing sides to this topic, but mine is one of which I feel falls in the middle to sustain both sides. The Confederate flag should not be taken down from the Confederate Soldier's monument because its heritage serves a meaningful purpose that should overcome the racist assumptions.
             South Carolina raised the battle flag in 1962 to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Civil War. The Confederate battle flag was viewed as a Civil War emblem and as a sign of southern heritage (Harris). The Confederate States of America Historical Preservation Society tries to explain the fact that it is not a racial issue (Cabell). Charles Park, a leader of this group, argued this point hoping it would make a notion to change the NAACP's, and other's, views. Park's group sees the flag as a symbol of reverence for people who wanted to free themselves from a repressive government (Cabell). "We're not against black people," says Park.
             Many people believe that the Confederate flag is "an abhorrence to all Americans and decent people of this country," (Moore) and to that remark, only one word comes to mind, uneducated. How many of the people fighting against the flight of this flag really consider both sides? I know that with my first thought or reaction of this issue, there was no way that I put any effort into thinking of a reason that the flag could hurt others. Thinking back to the whole beginning reason for the flight of this flag, many would realize that it was put up in memory if those who died, not those who were still for slavery (Moore). "T...