Confederate Flag Definition

Anything that you find worthy enough of being worn on your lapel, the bumper of your vehicle or in the form of a flag, is representative of your principles and ideals. The principles and ideals behind the Confederate States of America are as complex today as they were during the mid-1860s. Even though the South didn’t win the war there are still those who display the flag with absolutely no sense of its meaning and that is a perilous way to live your life. The problem with the Confederate Flag arises not directly from its philosophical and culturally complexity or that it is based upon the idea of a white master race, but rather the lack of knowledge surrounding the creation of the flag, the war and what it stood for. It’s not up to me to decide

The need for slavery to feed cheap labor to pick and package the cash crop of the South, cotton. Once Jefferson Finis Davis, an abolitionist was elected as President in February 22, 1862. One of the first acts of the Provisional Confederate Congress was to create the "Committee on the Flag and Seal”. The first flag created was not the flag that one would necessarily recognize as being associated with the South or even the Civil War. Due to the similarity of the American Flag with the Confederate States Flag, a battle flag was designed by William T. Thompson the flag 's designer, referred to his design as "The White Man 's Flag". Some could argue that Thompson was referring to was simply the abundance of white that encompassed the flag, and not a direct racial slur. Unfortunately, Thompson later stated, that its primary use of white, signified the “Supremacy of the White Man”. He went on to say that “As a people we are fighting to maintain the Heaven-ordained supremacy of the white man over the inferior or colored race; a white flag would thus be emblematical of our

It is the responsibility of every citizen in America to question authority, our government and its written and oral history, scrutinizing anything which has even a hint of uncertainty about it. All things true and just will stand up to the test of scrutiny each and every time. When it comes to the use of the Confederate Flag in the 21st century, only a full and complete scrutiny of the facts can determine the answer to this question. But to me the answer is clear, after close analysis and scrutiny, I personally feel that it should not be used or idolized in any form or fashion, but that is for you to decide, once you know all the facts. One thing I do know for certain, I will continue to admire, respect, and fly the American Flag high while appreciating its complexity and beauty all the