Your Classmate Insists That the Confederate Battle Flag Reflects Southern

question 93

Essay

Your classmate insists that the Confederate battle flag reflects Southern pride and is not linked to racist views. Explain to her what social scientists have recently concluded about Confederate symbols upon surveying whites nationally and in the South. Also, explain to your classmate why the Confederate battle flag is quite problematical as a contemporary symbol for "Southern pride" or "white pride."

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