Another Confederate Flag blog

From the Huffington Post “In the late 1940’s, the flag was adopted as a symbol of the Dixiecrats – a political party devoted to, among other things, maintaining segregation. They also opposed President Harry S. Truman’s proposals to instate anti-discrimination laws and make lynching a federal crime.”        

“[John M.] Coski writes that although the Dixiecrats soon faded into obscurity, their campaigns ‘made the flag a fixture in places where it had only been a novelty before.’Coski gives the example of the University of Mississippi, which he notes rarely used the battle flag as a symbol prior to 1948.”

Coski says, “the university began heavily incorporating the symbol into school activities and events a few months after students protested against Truman’s civil rights proposals.”

“In 1963 … Alabama Gov. George Wallace raised the flag over the state Capitol in protest against desegregation.”

“[The Georgia State Senate Research Office] found that the integration of the battle flag into the Georgia state flag in 1956 was racially motivated.”
Following is statements of a few states why they wanted to seceded:

South Carolina

“…States north of that line have united in the election of a man to the high office of President of the United States, whose opinions and purposes are hostile to slavery.”

Mississippi

“Our position is thoroughly identified with the institution of slavery—the greatest material interest of the world.”

Louisiana

“The people of the slave holding States are bound together by the same necessity and determination to preserve African slavery.”

Texas

“… the servitude of the African race, as existing in these States, is mutually beneficial to both bond and free, and is abundantly authorized and justified by the experience of mankind…”

John S. Mosby (Speaking of the Civil War?) 

“I’ve never heard of any other cause than slavery.”

This history from the Young Turks on Facebook. 

When I first blogged about this Confederate Flag Issue I did not know about the Southern States reasons for wanting to secede.  Confederate Flag supporters will tell you it was about states rights. They will tell you about Northern aggression. They will tell you only 10% of the citizens owned slaves. They will tell you didn't the slaves have free housing. They will tell you the slaves had it better over here than in Africa. They will tell you anything except slavery was wrong.  They will tell you about Irish slaves, they will tell you it was blacks that sold blacks to slave traders etc. Any thing except slavery is wrong. 
If you form an opinion that the confederate flag needs to be in a museum and not flying on state owned property, you will then be called a hater of southern people, told you are trashing their families. It really saddens me to see the hatred in the hearts of people. This could have been a nice gesture towards healing in our nation, instead it seems to bring out all the nut cases.  LVZ, just an opinion.

Foot note:
I think it is important to note not everyone in the south White or Black thinks like the opinions given on face book over this issue. Just like the nutcase that shot 9 innocent people in Charleston, they are few and far between.