White supremacist groups like Ku Klux Klan and Naxi began to adopt the Confederate battle flag as a symbol for their cause because the flag was used during the time of slavery (Collegiate Times). These groups were using the flag to symbolize hate against African Americans and consequently were not providing the true meaning of the flag. African Americans were unfairly targeted by these groups only because of the color of the skin. Since the flag was the symbol for their cause, the flag was now viewed as a symbol for hate. People began to see The Confederate Flag as a sign of oppression on African Americans and brought them back to a dark time in our history when they were
White supremacist groups like Ku Klux Klan and Naxi began to adopt the Confederate battle flag as a symbol for their cause because the flag was used during the time of slavery (Collegiate Times). These groups were using the flag to symbolize hate against African Americans and consequently were not providing the true meaning of the flag. African Americans were unfairly targeted by these groups only because of the color of the skin. Since the flag was the symbol for their cause, the flag was now viewed as a symbol for hate. People began to see The Confederate Flag as a sign of oppression on African Americans and brought them back to a dark time in our history when they were