The Confederate flag is a symbol that everyone seems to have an opinion on. Some people are disgusted by the flag and claim that it represents hate and racism. These people feel like it should not be flown in public places and should only be displayed in historical museums, away from the public eye. Other people, though, look upon the Confederate flag and see a sense of pride and heritage, and strongly disagree with the accusations that accompany flying this particular symbol. Although the confederate flag is the subject of much controversy, it and symbols representing the Southern States should not be removed from the public eye because remembering the flag helps us to remember the sacrifices that our ancestors made, encompassing the views of an entire race or region based on the actions of a minority of the population only leads to stereotypes and misinterpretation, and reconciling between the different
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On June 17, 2015, Twenty-one year old Dylann Roof entered into the Emanuel AME Church and slaughtered nine African Americans (Bacon, 2015). While Roof was committing this heinous act, he was shouting racial slurs at his victims. Previous to this massacre, Roof had written what he called a “white supremacist manifesto”, claiming that he had “no choice” but to target African-Americans because he viewed them as “stupid and violent”. Videos have surfaced of Roof’s manifesto, and in it, he is seen with the Confederate flag as his background, attempting to further portray that he was a white supremacist. While this action was indeed horrible and is unforgivable in some people’s minds, the Confederate flag did not condone or give permission to his actions. Once again, as in the cases of the Ku Klux Klan and the Dixiecrat party, the Confederate flag has been twisted to a person or a group’s sick mentality, and the purpose and vision of the flag has been further
On June 17, 2015, Twenty-one year old Dylann Roof entered into the Emanuel AME Church and slaughtered nine African Americans (Bacon, 2015). While Roof was committing this heinous act, he was shouting racial slurs at his victims. Previous to this massacre, Roof had written what he called a “white supremacist manifesto”, claiming that he had “no choice” but to target African-Americans because he viewed them as “stupid and violent”. Videos have surfaced of Roof’s manifesto, and in it, he is seen with the Confederate flag as his background, attempting to further portray that he was a white supremacist. While this action was indeed horrible and is unforgivable in some people’s minds, the Confederate flag did not condone or give permission to his actions. Once again, as in the cases of the Ku Klux Klan and the Dixiecrat party, the Confederate flag has been twisted to a person or a group’s sick mentality, and the purpose and vision of the flag has been further