I got ancestors that were killed fighting for the flag, however, I get flak from people because I have the insignia of it on a ring that I wear. I have heard people say, “It represents slavery.” I wonder if the same people really read about the cause of the American Civil War in any history textbook.

The civil war was started because the southern states felt like they were being ignored for political and economic growth. (seeing as the only major cities were those developed over the mason dixon line, they were right.) The majority of people that fought in the war, felt it was the only way to show the injustice being done to them. The emancipation proclimation was done after a year and a half of the war was already fought, and not as an act of equality, but because Southerns had guarnteed freedom and land to any slave that fought for their cause and the Northern states used the proclamation as a tactic to lower numbers.

So why is the flag hated again?
I don’t view the US flag as a symbol of oppression, becuase it is not the same symbol used in the civil war.

Although most people use the confederate naval flag instead of the flag for the CSA…….
Rob B,

You need to pick up a history book and stop relying on clearly opinionated sources. These may not be your words, but they are far from the truth of what occured. Slavery was not an issue until way into the two year war. about 3/4 of the way in as a matter of fact.

Learn from credible sources…….

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