Confederate Monuments And Their Symbols

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Confederate Monuments and flags are now causing alot of controversy on whether or not they should be taken down as they symbolize servitude and bigotry to many Americans. This entire issue can be seen from two different prespective. Many people want the the statues and flags to be removed because a monument by definition is a structure, statue or a building that's built to grant homage to someone notable or an event. That is to say these monuments are honoring men who fought a war to maintain slavery which stands againts the values of the American nation. And while the confederate flag itself doesn't represent slavery, it does represent a time when slavery was tolerated, but since it no longer is, why is the flag still waving? Not to mention