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Graylight · 51-55, F
No, nor is there a need. The magnitude of a symbol is in the power people give it.
Educate children to understand that the confederate flag (yes, it was a borrowed pattern, yes, symbols are re-purposed) stood strictly for antipathy against the government and the defiant position that black men and women weren't completely human and could be treated like property.
The flag itself teaches nothing about history; it's a vestige of an era when men weren't as enlightened. It's a reminder, not a teaching tool. Teach that the flag stood for lesser and baser ideals and those who associate themselves with it then have a clear choice to make. The right side or wrong side of history.
Educate children to understand that the confederate flag (yes, it was a borrowed pattern, yes, symbols are re-purposed) stood strictly for antipathy against the government and the defiant position that black men and women weren't completely human and could be treated like property.
The flag itself teaches nothing about history; it's a vestige of an era when men weren't as enlightened. It's a reminder, not a teaching tool. Teach that the flag stood for lesser and baser ideals and those who associate themselves with it then have a clear choice to make. The right side or wrong side of history.