Essay On Confederate Flag

“There is simply no benefit to people being allowed to wear it. No good will come from it, and it only has the potential for bad reactions,” a boy argued angrily over the Confederate flag apparel being worn by those around him on the website, debate.org. Many people in today's age are wearing Confederate Flag Apparel around their schools, deliberately ignoring the school policy. What they don’t know is how that is affecting the people around them. Confederate flag apparel should never be allowed in our schools for three main reasons; racism, heritage, and slavery. We need to stop the confederate flag from being worn before it gets too out of hand.
Confederate flag apparel should not be allowed in schools because it affecting those with slavery background. An example of this is exclaimed in the text, “Heritage or Hatred?” in the year 2002 when a Virginia school was, “inflamed by racially motivated fights between students,” after the school policy was changed to …show more content…
Slavery has been a major problem in the United States history. In the year 1619 slaves were thought to be not even human. But when Abraham Lincoln came into office, an uproar was sent across the country. The argument was, "should slaves be allowed in America or not?" The Southern believed that they needed slaves to work on their farms. The Northerners, on the other hand, believed all men were equal and America would be better without slaves. The United States split and the Southerns made a flag which is now known today as the Confederate Flag. "Many people believe that, the flag is a "symbol of hatred that glorifies hatred and bigotry." With kids wearing the Confederate Flag in highschools, it is making it hard for other kids. It is making them, "think of slavery," as the article "Hatred or Heritage," states. The Congfederate Fl.ag Wearers are hurting those with slavery backgorund and they are not realizing it. They are forcing them to