Re: Billy Watkins letter from CL
I just want to make a little comment on this topic. I agree to some extent with both sides of this argument. I also believe if it weren't for the different hate groups that the flag has come to be associated with this might not be an issue. I also agree that the flag does represent a southern heritage and the deep south that anyone from down there should be proud of. What needs to be taught in school is the truth. The Civil War was not about slavery entirely. If it was, why did Lincoln wait until 1863 to free the Northern slaves when the war started in 1861. It was a political move to keep the public opinion on his side and continue the war. And why weren't we ever taught that there were black confederate units fighting for the south, for the same reasons that the white confederate units were fighting. I for one am proud to be from the south and the flag does not offend me at all.
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