The Confederate Flag isn’t a symbol of racism. It’s the flag of treason.
Treason? It’s my understanding that succession was an acceptable alternative until the Civil War removed that option.
By the way, my ancestors arrived and settled in Richmond, Virginia just a few years before the Civil War. Because of where they lived, one had her house burnt down and others had their supplies and livestock stolen from them by the Union Army. The Confederate Flag served as a reminder of resistance, not necessarily to the Union, but more so to the deplorable conditions that existed in the South after the war. Southerners look at the Confederate Flag and remember they resisted, fought a war and lost, but survived and are still here.
“The Confederate Flag isn’t a symbol of racism”
The Confederate flag presided over slavery for 4 years. The Stars and Stripes presided over slavery for 76 years. But thanks for playing. :-)