So does this mean every kid who has a replica of the General Lee Charger is a White privileged racist?
Posted on 05/23/2015 5:59:59 PM PDT by Impala64ssa
to Burn the Confederate Flag
A Florida college professor’s plan to burn a Confederate flag on Memorial Day is stirring up controversy by those who say it should instead be a time to remember those who have died while defending America’s freedom.
Julian Chambliss, chairman of the Department of History and Africa and African-American Studies program at Rollins College, told the Orlando Sentinel that he decided to host the event because the days of slavery in America are dead.
“That part of our history needs to be buried,” Chambliss said.
The ceremony will be just one of several to take place across the nation Monday. The events are the results of Confederate art projects by John Sims who says he was “amazed” by the Confederate flags everywhere after moving to the Sunshine State.
“We are in America, and people have the right to fly whatever flag [they want],” Sims told the Sentinel. “And I have the right to bury whatever flag, and to burn whatever flag.”
But others in the community don’t see it that way at all.
John Adams, whose relatives died while fighting for the Confederacy, said Memorial Day is a day to remember fallen soldiers.
“Respect that day and let our boys who gave their lives rest in peace,” Adams told WKMG-TV.
Still, Sims maintained that the symbol of the South brings back “toxic memories” of American history, especially for African Americans.
“There’s a notion of ‘Southern Heritage’ and who owns [that], but a very important part of Southern culture is the African American experience,” Sims added. “The Confederate flag is a flag of terror from its use by the Klan in the ’20s to the anti-civil rights movement in the ’50s and ’60s.”
“The flag is almost too toxic to handle, and for those who do, I’m suspicious of their engagement: Are you in denial?” he said.
The event will be held at the Greenwood Urban Wetlands and will include Chambliss’ introduction, an African American-influenced musical performance and the “memorial event,” during which attendees will put the flag in a box, burn it and pour the ashes into a pond for a “belated burial.”
Paying attention to people like this is like feeding trolls.
“....an African American-influenced musical performance...”
what, theyve booked Scoop Doggie Poop??
These people ever stop thinking of new ways to be jerks.
I’m from the south, born and raised. The Rebel flag is an important symbol to me because it represents a region of the country that I identify with as being similar to my moral beliefs. That’s all. It simply means The South to me. Burn it if ya like homie, whatever. It’s not like our Nations Flag or anything. My family has lots of blood under the Red,White,and Blue. Likely to feed that one to ya if you try to light it up.
Better, yet. Burn the hammer and sickle.
Who could’ve guessed?
Wrong flag, dufus.
A guy in my area has a Smarty Car painted up as the General Lee. I guess he’s just a little racist.
Hey pal the War in Viet Nam has a lot of” Toxic Memories” for a lot of us but we have the KERRY FONDA crowd to remind us almost daily. Stuff happened get over it.
Guess what? He’s black. Surprise! Got a website, too. HisName.com I ain’t gonna link it.
These people who hate the confederate flag still believe that the people who died under it, died for slavery.
Such ignorance of history.
I know that there were some who did, but I haven’t heard of a single son of the south fighting for slavery.
There is no question that slavery was an element of the events that sparked the war.
That was not meant for you, it was for the Author of the article, sorry. I was ticked.
We’ve got an over-load of dumb jackasses in the ivy halls of over-priced academia just now.
Someone needs to “inform” this Prof that MOST Slaves came to America under the Stars and Stripes, NOT the Stars and Bars.
Well, he is chairman of a history department. Why would you expect him to know anything about history?
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