The Confederate Flag

Society telling those who feel positively about the confederate flag that they do not have the right to display it, because it “is a symbol of racism and slavery”, is an issue throughout America that causes unwanted and unnecessary problems. This issue requires education on the topic, and the people of America to have an open and unbiased point of view. When most people are asked, “what does the Confederate flag represent to you?”, they answer with, “racism”, “slavery”, or something to do with the oppression of African Americans. Their answers are simply opinions, so it is not right to say that they’re wrong. However, what many people fail to understand is that there are always two sides. There are people being denied basic rights, such as
The confederate states were known for their pro-slavery view, and because the flag represents the confederate states, the flag was given a misinterpreted meaning. Another reason people have this belief is because of the types of groups and communities that have adopted the confederate flag as their own, and given the flag a completely different meaning, “It is necessary to disclaim any connection of these flags to neo-nazis, red-necks, skin-heads and the like. These groups have adopted this flag and desecrated it by their acts”. Many people associate the Confederate Flag with groups like the KKK, or White Supremacists, or even murderers in cases like The Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church killing, “The contentious nature of the Confederate flag, seen by most Americans as an offensive symbol of slavery and racism, became a hot political issue following the racially targeted church
The rights of the supporters should be protected, just as the feelings and beliefs of the adversaries should be protected as well. The supporters need to understand that the flag does represent slavery and racism to some, such as the people whose ancestors were slaves during the time of the civil war, or those who simply feel grief and pain when they see the flag. Also, the adversaries of the flag need to understand that the supporters should have the right to express their beliefs just as everyone else does, they have reasons as well, such as it is their culture, their history. They believe that the Confederate states fought for the rights of the state’s, and not allowing the federal government to dictate what they can and cannot do. Each side needs to support and empathize with the other in order to solve this