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Brigid

(17,621 posts) Fri Feb 21, 2014, 08:43 PM Feb 2014

To anyone who may think those Confederate flags are nothing to do with racism:

I'm watching a doc about the history of the KKK. Lots of old footage of KKK rallies and the like with Confederate flags prominently displayed. Just sayin'.

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To anyone who may think those Confederate flags are nothing to do with racism: (Original Post) Brigid Feb 2014 OP

They had their resurgence in popularity shenmue Feb 2014 #1

Only a racist would fly/wear that obvious symbol of hate. Hoyt Feb 2014 #2

+1 I agree with you on that lunasun Feb 2014 #4

It's about states rights... lame54 Feb 2014 #3

shenmue

(38,506 posts)

1. They had their resurgence in popularity

Reply to Brigid (Original post)

Fri Feb 21, 2014, 08:44 PM

Feb 2014

at the time of segregation. That also tells you something. That's when a lot of states started putting small versions of it into the designs of their state flags.