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    Confederate Flag Interpretation means everything. Someone may say a song is great while another will say that it was awful. It is human nature to what to interpret things. The confederate flag is a part of American history. The way the flag is interpreted is different for different people. For some it represents states freedom, natural rights, and heritage. The confederate flag should not have been taken down at the Elizabethtown fair. The Elizabethtown fair takes place in Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania;

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    Over the Confederate Flag After a 15-hour legislative debate, South Carolina voted to remove the Confederate flag from Statehouse. Millions watched as the flag came down on Friday, marking a milestone in how America commemorates the war that tore the nation apart. The battle flag was traditionally used to protest the civil rights movement in the 1960s and is thought to be a symbol of racial subjugation. After the Charleston shooting last month, even many long time supporters of the flag felt compelled

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    As seeing on the news over the summer in July 10th of 2015 the Confederate Flag came down in South Carolina. At my great-grandmothers house my whole family came over and we sit there and watch on it News Channel 7. My great-grandmother was in tears because there has been so much hate and racism she went through because of the Confederate Flag. As me sitting there watching it I caught chills and I don't know the half of what my great-grandmother and parents went through. My mother and father was so

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    INTRO:Some people consider the Confederate flag in the south important. But do they realize how it makes others feel in other places? The Confederate flag is for slavery. People use it for racism. That's why many people are against the Confederate flag. They made many places take it down from places. The Confederate flag is a symbol of hate in the USA. BODY PARAGRAPH 1: First, The Confederate flag is a symbol of slavery they mistreated black. In the article Trademart, The people that made slavery

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    Confederate Flag: Honoring Veterans or Hateful Racism? The first action by the winner of a battle is to remove the flag of the loser, a sign of victory. A war against racism has been raging in America for nearly two hundred years. Many battles were fought in the courts and on the streets of southern cities in the 1950s and 60s. Although a new America emerged out of the birth pangs of the Civil Rights Movement, the victors did not remove the battle flags. This oversight must be remedied, The Confederate

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    The confederate flag shouldn’t be taken down, but, if taken down shouldn’t be forgotten in the South.First of all, the confederate flag represents the history of South Carolina and the past and present . Second of all, even if the flag is taken down, the flag should be placed in a museum and the people of South Carolina should vote.Lastly, some people see the confederate flag has a racist flag, but, on the other side people think it represents the civil war and the people that died during that time

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    Confederate Flag One of my favorite quotes from a knowledgeable former President John F. Kennedy “ask not what your country can do for you — ask what you can do for your country”. Which leads me into the Confederate Flag, back in 1861 William Porcher Miles designed the Confederate Flag as the national, butt was rejected, and instead it was adopted as a battle flag by the Army of Northern Virginia under General Robert E. Lee. Confederate Flag or also known as Rebel Flag, stands for southern pride

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    people are talking about whether or not the Confederate Flag is racist, and whether or not it should be banned in the U.S. Why are so many people even considering it? The Confederate Flag is definitely not racist. It represents a time of racism and discrimination, but does that truly mean that the flag itself is racist? Just because the flag represents the Confederate States of America, the slave states, it doesn’t mean that the flag is blatantly racist. The flag is only a symbol, a piece meant to represent

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    whether the confederate flag should be flown, especially in the southern parts of the United States. There are several reasons why it is not morally acceptable to fly the flag, just like there are many problems with people using the N-Word. Both of these subjects contribute to racism; and as we move forward in fighting the battle of racism, the confederate flag and the N-Word should be a thing of the past. The confederate flag first appeared when it became a symbol for the Confederate Army during

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    The Confederate Flag Dispute Essay

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    The Confederate Flag Dispute The start of the Confederate flag controversy was due to the request of the NAACP to remove the flag off of South Carolina’s Statehouse. This 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 flag is a sign of heritage and should stay on the Statehouse

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