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I stand corrected, although I'm sure there were some who actually saw it as a protest of Civil Rights...but you're right, it was raised to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the War of Northern Aggression, or as some still refer to it, The Recent Unpleasantness. As I have told several in your fair state, I may have been born a Yankee, but my sympathies have always been with the South. I mean every word of that, and no, I'm not a racist. Actually, I would love to move to South Carolina, as I thoroughly enjoyed my visit there. I worked there for 2 months on a computer project, and I was blessed by the politeness, kindness, and genuine welcome I received.

I stand corrected, although I'm sure there were some who actually saw it as a protest of Civil Rights...

I guess since the two events coincided, one could pick their version of the story. There is another thread called "The Enduring Burden of my Southern Heritage" (or similar to that) where several FReepers from South Carolina posted about how life was growing up in the south. We were taught to respect our elders (black or white), we had black friends we grew up with, and the black kids that suddenly appeared in our school in the early 70's were "strange" but quickly integrated, at least in my school.

That's not to say there wasn't some political agenda going on at the time, I was too young for politics. But I do remember during that period of dressing up in antebellum dresses and attending every reenactment in the state, for my father was a reenactor. The 100th anniversary of the war was a big deal here, much more than the rift caused by civil rights. At least in my kneck of the woods.

And we welcome copperheads...come on down! :-)

"it was raised to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the War of Northern Aggression"

I stand corrected on that....not that it matters. It still is a state issue; NOT an NAACP issue. They are nothing more than the schoolyard bullies and they need to be set straight and sent on their way.