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Displaying The Confederate Flag

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The Confederate Flag should not be able to fly anymore because it stands for racism and slavery, the flag displayed today never was the flag, and that flags are strong symbols. Many people, even today, display the Confederate flag. But why? And what does the flag even stand for? Well I am here to tell you that although this position is popular, it is still not logical.

One reason the Confederate flag should not be able fly here in the United States is because that many take the flag as racist and that it promotes slavery. The flag mainly offends Northerners and African Americans. This is because they were against the idea of slavery during the Civil War. Studies show that when people see the Confederate flag, even a glimpse of it, they are

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