confederate flag debate

he portrait of the southerner today is also similar to those men who died in the war for their Confederate flag, hardly any were slave owners, and I can guarantee you they were not willing to sacrifice their lives for the aristocracy to own slaves" (Davenport). If others are still racist and against all others except their own kind, then let them be hated and mocked for using this flag as a symbol of their own actions. Maybe instead of polling the ignorance of many people by asking if they want the flag to stay up or down, why not poll how many people use the flag as a symbol of racism...or a symbol of heritage?
             The NAACP brings up many ludicrous topics and tries to tie them in with the Confederate flag issues. For example, they claim that many black people visiting the state of South Carolina for family reunions also share the opinion that the flag should be removed, but really this should be of no importance (Davenport). One cannot possibly understand the importance of the flag to others, in just one week. Those people, the black visitor
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