Controversy Of The Confederate Flag: Article Critique

On January 1992 the NAACP put in affect a boycott on South Carolina to pressure the state to remove the Confederate flag off of its Statehouse in Columbia. The boycott is what initially brought life to this issue. The NAACP’s removal request is based on the fact that they, the anti-flag groups, claim that the meaning of the Confederate flag is one of hate and discrimination. On the other hand, there are other groups that believe differently whom are called the pro-flag groups. They claim that the Confederate flag is a sign of heritage and should stay on South Carolina’s Statehouse. Anti-flag articles are more likely to be found published in well-known Liberal magazines, when credible pro-flag articles were hard

In my paper I will be discussing the Confederate Flag and its controversy in history and in todays views. The Confederate flag has been a negative symbol in American society since the 1800’s. It has been only recently that the Confederate flag has been brought back to life as a contemporary issue. In recent times the flag has been used as a motivation for racial strikes and other rebellious acts bring the issues of the flag and the controversy behind it back to life. The major questions I seek to answer in this essay it why the controversy of the Confederate flag only been brought back up recently and why the confederate flag was created the way it was. And the overall motivation behind its creation. The Confederate flag has only recently been brought back as an issue because of the recent racial attacks and an overall rebellious acts that swear under the confederate flag, back in the early 1860’s the confederate flag was first used to represent the southern states because the south was wanting to secede from the northern states. Because of the major shooting in Charleston controversy behind the confederate flag sparked back up. Major retailers like Walmart and Amazon and stopping the sale of the Confederate flag because of its growing symbol of racism. The Confederate flag has shifted from being viewed as the southern states to viewed as a symbol of racism. what does the future hold for the confederate flag and will it become a rare item?

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 not be flown from government buildings because it isn’t demoralizing African Americans in the symbolization of slavery, segregation and domination although it is used by many hate groups across the united states they too need a history lesson because the confederate flag only started as a battle flag that some blacks fought under and held with pride.

Within the United States of America, arguments, involving the Confederate Flag, are solved every sngle day. However, some controversies have managed to carry on from the 1800’s until present day without any solution. The text and symbolic meaning behind the “Confederate Flag” is a perfect example. The Confederate Flag is one of America’s most embattled symbolic controversies. Created in 1861in a battle between the South, Confederates, and the North, Union, two men by the name P.G.T. Beauregard and Congressman William P. Miles designed and created a flag that would represent the true southern pride and demands that would not only bring about conflict with one half of the nation but also with our American society today.

The removal of Confederate monuments has been a controversial topic over the past few years. Many want to tear them down, others want to keep them up and some want them to be moved to museums. Although controversial, many still do not know why exactly people want these statues to tear down or be kept up. After reading and analyzing both Michele Bogart’s and The Guardian’s view on Confederate statues, I would say that Michele Bogart’s “In Defense of ‘Racist’ Monuments” article was the most persuasive. Right off the bat, Michele Bogart starts off with how the rise of white nationalism is causing officials around the country to remove memorials of Confederate soldiers, military leaders, and symbols of “the Lost Cause”. Bogart clearly states that not all civic statues represent white supremacy or racism, but that they are “the culmination of complex social and artistic engagement at the community level” (Bogart). She further explains how eliminating these statues is not going to help solve the problem of racism in the United States. Her purpose in this essay is to persuade the reader that civic monuments should be kept up as pieces of art, not as “symbols of hate”.

Ever wonder why rebelious symbols such as the confederate flag are still allowed its showing betrayal how the country was split in half and how we shed so much blood cause of that. You could be walking across the street and see the confederate flag and you may think nothing of it or you might think of all the lives lost and the separation in the country.

In the first paragraph he mostly provides the background with claims made by pro-flag groups of the reason why the flag should stay flying. Foner writes, “the Confederate flag, they tell us, represents not slavery but local identity, a way of life and respect for “heritage”(par. 1). He uses the claims made by the pro-flag groups against them by making them sound unbelievable. “Some defenders of the flag go so far as to paint the pre-Civil War South as a multicultural paradise…”(Foner par. 1).

In conclusion Reid goes on to say, The Confederate flag is an important part of history, but whose history exactly, and for what purpose? She poses these questions because there are many people who are unaware about this symbol and may be misinformed about how those who oppose it feel and why. She wanted to shed light on the issue. Whether you agree with her or not she did well in debating against the other side and her article was very well written. I agree with her stance and applaud her for her excellent articulation and straightforwardness in the

This controversial issue has come to the forefront recently in the court of public opinion. After talking with many friends, acquaintances, family members, and co-workers, it seems many are ambivalent about this subject. It is surprising that while people think it is racist, they still believe the state should have the right to fly the Confederate flag. Although many were uncertain, there was two strong opinions that categorically oppose one another.

I think that it is undeniable that white supremacy is part of the Confederacy’s past and the main motivation behind its secession from the United States. I don’t think the Confederate flag symbolizes racism for every single person, but to many it does. One of those people, Dylann Roof, killed nine people because they were black. However, Wickham’s argument fails to inform the reader why the Confederate flag was flying at the capital in the first place. At first, I assumed that it had always been there when, in fact, it was placed there 100 years after the Civil War. The flag began flying there in 1961 as a silent protest to the desegregation movement from the South Carolina government. The purpose of our government is to protect the rights of its citizens. All citizens. Because it was placed at the state in support of white supremacy and keeping African Americans in a lower status, I agree with Mr. Wickham. Take the flag

Hate, feeding on the freedom of speech, manipulates the amendment. The issue of a Confederate flag, for example, is one of the heavily wielded issues. The Confederate flag symbolizes different things to different people. To some, it is the Southern heritage, and to others, it is the white supremacy. Despite the conflicts, the harms that the Confederate flag cause are real. Among African-Americans, 72% see the Confederate flag as a symbol of racism, and they are the real victims of the shameful history. In the period of slavery, they were treated as if they were animals, and to the day, they still suffer from the lasting effects of what the flag resembles under institutional racism. To them, each time a Confederate flag flies, it instills the stereotypes, discriminations, and the systematic oppressions toward the blacks in society. However, challenging the confederate flag is shut down by the first amendment, as it guarantees people’s rights express their views whether it be racist or not. The real question is, should the freedom of speech protect the ban of confederate flag?

Confederate symbols are symbols like monuments or flags that show people who were Confederate army heros or just the flag to show that they think that the Confederacy should have won. Confederate symbols represent white supremacy and Hate for people who are people too. The people most of the monuments are made for were white supremacists and they believed that so strongly they went to war for it. These people were unjust and they thought one race was superior; which it is not. These statues stand for things that most people in our country do not believe. To learn more about this topic I read an article about Confederate monuments. In the article “Are Confederate Monuments our Heritage or Symbols of Hate?” from Newsweek, it says, “For many

However, the devout supporters continue to back the flag. With the notion of “pride and heritage, not hatred” (Jones 1), supporters often argue for the recognition of their ancestors who fought in the Civil War. White Americans thoroughly educated on the Civil War and the Confederate States of America’s signature flag display distaste for the Southern symbol, while ironically enough, those who wave the flag with pride illustrate a lack of understanding about the Civil War and the role the South played in it (Priston & Strother 1). Flyers of the battle flag proposition that the flag signifies the history and legacy of the south, while those in opposition declare that the flag illustrates the struggle to control, discriminate, and promote white

The Confederate flag has long been a lightning rod, especially deep in the heart of Dixie, where the memory of Jim Crow and institutional racism still cuts deep in some quarters.

The author mentioned that some citizens are still perturbed by the Confederate flag. While the number is slowly waning, many citizens were a part of the civil rights movement. They watched racist people protest against them using the flag as a symbol of racism, oppression, and hatred. To some, the flag may serve as a permanent reminder that racism is not truly dead in America.