To sum it up in a few words, i think confederate battleflagwavers are a bunch of racist white supremacists. But displaying the confederate flag anywhere is, at bottom, an act of hate. I do also know that the aclu will defend an artists right to put up paintings or sculptures mocking god or christ even though it may offend millions of christians and they protest it. They did not appropriate the confederate battle flag simply because it was pretty. Just because we have the right to do something doesnt mean it is right before god and before our christian brothers and sisters, as. The confederate battle flag stood for racism the good. Jun 25, 2017 the confederate flag that still flies in the south was not the rebels first choice, and its selection was anything but straightforward. To some, this piece of cloth is a symbol of white supremacy and enduring racial. I cant wait to see the washington monument to be taken down.
The confederate flag, we are told, represents heritage, not hate. Here are eight things you may not have known about this contentious confederate emblem. However, this flag never goes down a book on the confederate flag was taken down by amazon from its listed works. It represented conflict and war and everyone living during the civil. Im not pro confederate at all by the way, ive lived in california my entire life, i would just like to be fair about this, is all. My point is that the whole flag flap was a colossal waste of time. Do the confederate battle flags colors have religious. Modern display of the confederate battle flag wikipedia. There is no other confederate flag called the stars and bars. The racist massacre in a south carolina church has tipped the balance in a decadesold tug of war over the meaning of the confederate battle flag. I believe that general lee would find it disgraceful that the confederate battle flag not even the actual confederate flag is the one chosen to fly at monuments that he went on record as being against. We have taken steps to remove all items promoting the confederate flag from our assortment whether in our stores or on our web site.
Mar 01, 2005 to sum it up in a few words, i think confederate battle flag wavers are a bunch of racist white supremacists. After the surrender in 1865, confederate flags were folded and put away. Despite popular misconception, the confederate flag we know today was not the official flag of the confederate states of america. Confederate flag removed from south carolina capitol in. Mayana, a small south american country, is poised to become the. I knew very little about the heritage outside of the dukes of hazzard, so i found the confederate battle flag. As students entered hurley high school in hurley, va.
Two of those books concern both the union and confederate battle flags and their roles in the civil war. Why does the right not want confederate statues removed. We have taken steps to remove all items promoting the confederate flag from our assortment. The origin the southern cross flag actually was not the flag of the confedereacy during the civil war, but instead was flown by several units, including that of gen.
Nikki haley of south carolina, center in white, on the steps of the state house on friday. Within a week of the murders of nine black church congregants in charleston. The confederate flag is a christian flag and it represents freedom from tyranny. Feeling kinship with the south, northerners let their confederate flags fly they wanted their independence, they wanted a smaller government. If they are really honoring dead veterans of the civil war, then they should learn their history and fly the correct confederate flag the stars and bars, not the confederate battle flag or the mostoft seen naval jack. Why some americans refuse to give up on the confederate flag though more and more confederate flags have been lowered and retired, some americans continue to fly.
Meet the fiercest defenders of the confederate flag in south carolina. The confederate battle flag stood for racism the good men. Armed with these facts you can then formulate your own opinion unbiased either way. Cannon details the texts of the flag acts adopting national banners and also covers the creation of the many patterns of battle flags used by confederate forces. To sum it up in a few words, i think confederate battle flag wavers are a bunch of racist white supremacists. It should be recognized as such, and punished as a hate crime. The confederate flag and the monuments have been here for over 100 years and now it is racist. Virginias confederate monuments can finally come down. Many people vehemently argued that its about heritage, not hate and complained that history is being erased or rewritten.
This book is 50 facts on the confederate flag there are many more facts that you can research. Everything you know about the confederate flag is wrong. Jun 23, 2015 we never want to offend anyone with the products that we offer. Now here is the third thing i want to teach you tonight, and i want you to listen carefully. The meaning of the confederate flag is best discerned in the words of those who bore it. Outside of those locations, i dont think it is appropriate. The flag we know as the confederate flag, the one currently flying over south carolinas civil war monument on the capitol grounds that much of the nation is upset about, is a mixed rendition of those most frequently flown by the confederate army. Jul 22, 2015 the confederate emblem, which first appeared on the state flag in 1894, is one of many symbols that became obstacles to racial reconciliation, he said. The confederate flag was removed from south carolinas statehouse grounds on. The confederate flag is coming off the grounds of the south carolina statehouse, haley said at the signing ceremony.
They say waste not, want not, but i want you to read this book. Better yet, buy this book for your favorite politician or. Meet the fiercest defenders of the confederate flag in. This design was never flown in the confederacy, but rather became a symbol of the south halfway through the. We might have a right to fly the flag on our own property, but the precedence of what paul wrote in 1 corinthians 8. Lee didnt want anything to do with this flag after his army lost. Dec 29, 2019 the confederate battle flag stood for racism a long line of politicians from south carolina and other southern states who glorified the lost cause. Mississippi, unlike many southern states, put the confederate battle flag on their state flag shortly after the civil war, not in protest in the 1950s and 60s. Patrick beckerdite, senior property manager for the southridge mall in.
The design was instead adopted as a battle flag by the army of northern virginia anv under general robert e. Hervey lifts the veil of black decadence at the same time he exposes the lies and political correctness of modern day america. Public opinion on the confederate flag and the civil war roper. This is the first confederate flags book written as a serious discussion of all the flags used by both the confederate national and the military forces she raised for her defense. In a 2002 book, he touched on the controversies involving that same symbol, writing that the flags defenders are not going to change what they feel in their hearts because they take the flag. If we, as southerners, do not educate people, especially our children, about the true meaning of the confederate flag, no one else will, and our grand heritage will fade away.
Era ends as south carolina lowers confederate flag. The complicated political history of the confederate flag. The confederate battle flag stood for racism a long line of politicians from south carolina and other southern states who glorified the lost cause. Civil war, see james mcpherson, battle cry of freedom ballantine books. I would argue that confederate symbols, including the flag and all the monuments erected in memory of confederate leaders, are not a form of free speech and do not qualify for first amendment. A bibliography of confederate flag publications the last flag of the confederate states of america.
I suggest that you do this to gain an even greater understanding of its origins and meaning. The confederate cause in the words of its leaders the atlantic. Era ends as south carolina lowers confederate flag the. A georgia teacher has been placed on paid administrative leave after she posted a controversial assignment involving the confederate flag that claimed that it was a. Because white nationalists are idiots that dont realize how much they could get away with if they just used the normal american flag look at those dancing filipino tarbabies waving the ol stars and stripes with an infantile latino, thats what n. May 04, 2017 feeling kinship with the south, northerners let their confederate flags fly they wanted their independence, they wanted a smaller government. The contested south carolina confederate flag is not really the confederate flag. The move by amazon is reminiscent of the move by apple to remove games, including civil war games, featuring the flag. The confederate flag has been a source of controversy in south carolina for a long time. Why i wave the confederate flag, written by a black man. The confederate emblem, which first appeared on the state flag in 1894, is one of many symbols that became obstacles to racial reconciliation, he. Be careful, however, that the exercise of your rights does not become a stumbling block to the weak.
Mississippi cities remove state flag bearing confederate. Designed by william porcher miles, the chairman of the flag and seal committee of the confederate provisional congress, the flag now generally known as the confederate flag was initially proposed, and rejected, as the national flag in 1861. Its hard for us to look at what is happening today and not think back to 22 days ago. Even before pictures of suspected charleston church shooter dylann roof. The left wants more than the confederate flag burned. Its hard for us to look at what is happening today and not think. Jul 08, 2015 why the confederate flag must be removed. Buy the paperback book the waste not, want not cookbook. Why the sudden backlash against the confederate flag. Books battle flags of texans in the confederacy by alan k. Read this book to reduce your food waste in creative, simple, and delicious ways. Even before pictures of suspected charleston church shooter dylann roof posing with it turned up online.
They picked it because it was the flag of a nation dedicated to their ideals. Jul 20, 2015 two of those books concern both the union and confederate battle flags and their roles in the civil war. Front page covid19 breaking news history lesson on a tshirt. An amazon spokesperson confirmed the company would pull all confederate flag merchandise. Aug 18, 2017 in a 2002 book, he touched on the controversies involving that same symbol, writing that the flags defenders are not going to change what they feel in their hearts because they take the flag. The history of the confederate battle flag the atlantic. We never want to offend anyone with the products that we offer. He said the rebels would yell if the flag was removed because they do not want to be told what.
This next flag was the first confederate flag it is the only flag called the stars and bars. Why is the confederate flag associated with racism. Should the confederate flag be removed from all government buildings. Intense public debates have erupted over confederate flags flying atop state capitols, being incorporated into state flags, waving from dormitory windows, or adorning the tshirts and jeans of public school children. Slowly but surely, the confederate flag is disappearing from the united states of america. Getting rid of monuments will not get rid of the civil war. In a report to the confederate congress, miles said that the original confederate national flags colors were red, white, and blue because they were the great republican colors. Why some americans refuse to give up on the confederate flag. The confederate battle flag meet your next favorite book. In recent years, the confederate flag has become as much a news item as a civil war relic. Confederate flag removed from south carolina capitol in victory for. Jun 23, 2015 slowly but surely, the confederate flag is disappearing from the united states of america.
Edward pollard, the journalist who wrote that book, titled it black. You, like many of my friends and family, may think the confederate battle flag is a symbol of heritage, not hate. Meet the fiercest defenders of the confederate flag in south. Jun 26, 2015 the left wants more than the confederate flag burned. It looked too much like the american flag for some confederates, and not enough like it to. Mar 15, 2017 in a report to the confederate congress, miles said that the original confederate national flags colors were red, white, and blue because they were the great republican colors. Nikki haley of south carolina, center in white, on the steps of the state house on friday before state troopers permanently lowered the. It is not just the confederate flag they want torn down eric at the gunmart blog. According to a cnn article, lee declined invitations to the gettysburg battlefield memorial association by saying that i think it wiser moreover not to keep open the sores. Jun 21, 2015 those, like roof, who now want a secessionist banner of their own can order one from the ruffin flag company. The confederate battle flag was never the official flag of the confederacythe confederate states of america went through three different flags during the civil war, but the battle flag wasnt one of them.
After a massacre at a church in charleston, south carolinas governor called for the confederate flag to be removed from the grounds of the state capitol. A brief history of the confederate flags mississippi history now. Era ends as south carolina lowers confederate flag the new. Those, like roof, who now want a secessionist banner of their own can order one from the ruffin flag company. This animated flag was created by devereaux cannon. Everything you know about the confederate flag is wrong youtube. Hervey said i show that the civil war was not fought over slavery and that the demise of my race in america is not of the white man, but rather of our own making. While the public was nearly evenly divided on what should be done, a strong majority agreed they did not want this issue to become part of the presidential. I believe that he knew the difference between the past, the present, and the future unlike so many that invoke his name. There are a number of things that should come to mind when you see a confederate flag, and speaking of these things often to others will fill a great need.