Alright...let me get this clear FINALLY, my dads a civil war guy and he told me about this. The confederate flag, the one we know it as, was actually the flag that was held up during battles....and people, when the war ended showed the flag in commemoration of those who fought strongly and bravely for the confederacy. This is still why it is shown today...a sign of pride and respect to those who died, it was intended for that, and while many people have forgotten this point its still true. If people wanted to support the confederate views, they would used the flag of the confederacy...not the battle flag.
One more point, the civil war wasnt even based on slavery to begin with. Abraham Lincoln only freed the slaves from the north in about 1862 or 3(if i recall correctly.) This only stated all slaves are to be freed from all lands opposing the unions...Lincoln wasnt such a great guy, he left some states, i believe maryland and maybe more(need a refresher) to allow slavery and fight for the north. It was not until the VERY end of the war that Lincoln signed the final bill outlawing slavery...
To concluce, the confederate battle flag was created even before the issue of slavery came into play in the Civil War. The war wasnt over slaves, it was over the south who wanted to secede because they were tired of losing money...agriculture was dying and cotton couldnt cut it, the factories in the north were taking in all the profits and taxing heavily on the south....so the south wanted to become its own unions.
(If this is at all "pushing it" please feel free to delete it, but i did not flamea anyone or state lies, simply the truth to the best of my knowledge.
One more point, the civil war wasnt even based on slavery to begin with. Abraham Lincoln only freed the slaves from the north in about 1862 or 3(if i recall correctly.) This only stated all slaves are to be freed from all lands opposing the unions...Lincoln wasnt such a great guy, he left some states, i believe maryland and maybe more(need a refresher) to allow slavery and fight for the north. It was not until the VERY end of the war that Lincoln signed the final bill outlawing slavery...
To concluce, the confederate battle flag was created even before the issue of slavery came into play in the Civil War. The war wasnt over slaves, it was over the south who wanted to secede because they were tired of losing money...agriculture was dying and cotton couldnt cut it, the factories in the north were taking in all the profits and taxing heavily on the south....so the south wanted to become its own unions.
(If this is at all "pushing it" please feel free to delete it, but i did not flamea anyone or state lies, simply the truth to the best of my knowledge.
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