Confederate Flag

Where Should the Confederate Flag be Flown?

In the past couple of year, there has been a controversial battle over the flying of the Confederate Flag on government buildings. The controversy has really started to stir up in the southern states such as South Carolina, Mississippi, and Georgia. On January 30, 2001, the state of Georgia changed its flag, removing the large Confederate battle cross from the 1956 design and replacing it with the state seal of Georgia. Now, the state of Mississippi is the only state that fearlessly displays the Southern Cross in its state flag. Though several Southerners see the Confederate Flag as a symbol of southern pride and heritage, many others see the flag as a dishonorable reminder of slavery and segregation in the south. Although this flag is under great controversy in the southern states, there is no reason why this flag should fly from government buildings because it is demoralizes African Americans in the symbolization of slavery, segregation and domination and because it is used by many hate groups across the United States and the world.

The Confederate Flag is a demoralizing symbol to many African Americans in the United States. To a number of African Americans, this flag is a symbol of slavery and the domination whites had over slaves during the time of the civil war. This flag is also a symbol of segregation between African Americans and whites in the south. African Americans feel that they have a right to fight for the banning of this flag from state government buildings. They argue that this flag should be banned because it represents bloodshed African Americans went through in slavery and it represents the exploitation of blacks, which is one of the most outrageous forms of oppression ever seen in United States' history. This flag is also a symbol of the White man's inconsideration of a person's feelings and sense of identity. Therefore, African Americans

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