Arguments Against The Confederate Flag

The ongoing debate about the confederate flag is a sensitive subject for many Americans and people around the world. When regarding Americans alone, there seems to be roughly two sided views about the confederate flag. One view of the flag, is that it is a symbol of their southern heritage and the other view sees it as a symbol that represents racism, colonialism and white supremacy with a deep rooted pain that the symbol brings. My view on the confederate flag is that it should not be present on public grounds but in people’s homes, at a national museums and at national battle grounds where it can be seen and respected without causing conflicts. The interpretation of the history behind the flag can be viewed in many ways but to look at the …show more content…
The flag sparks pain and pokes at deep wounds that are still fresh. The flag brings up memories of the dark past of American history it includes racism, colonialism and white supremacy which all had a big influence on slavery. Even though slavery has always been a part of our human history, the type of slavery that went on for 300 years that Africans were enslaved was a new form that consisted of inhumane treatments, that crimpled the continent of Africa. The unfair and undeserved treatments that African Americans still go through in America, is caused by colonialism and slavery which has influenced the ideology of white supremacy and black …show more content…
This view of the flag isn’t completely wrong, they still see and understand the history of the flag but see the flag as apart of who they are today. In the article of “Virginia principal refuses to take down her schools confederate flags”, is about Hurley High school who has the confederate flag embedded into their school, from being on lockers, doors, mascots and tattooed on students. The confederate flag is an “in escapable presence” and is “a source of pride in their tiny coalmining community”. The one thing that was confusing about the article is when they used the one black kid in the community and the school as proof that the symbol isn’t racist. If the symbol wasn’t racist there would not be a need to use a black person to justify what the symbol actually represented. This article “Virginia principal refuses to take down her schools confederate flags” proves how inconsiderate some people are, yes it might be okay that everyone in the town supports the confederate flag but as a high school that has sports teams, musical bands and so forth promotes them to travel around to different areas. Not only are they being seen but also the flag. Going into an area that does not support the flag and where the flag brings up deep painful memories, is just going to lead to