In this section the author Isenberg argues that white trash moving at center of politics and played a notable role at center of the crisis. As the south secede from the union, further distinctions need to be made. As the author state that 1861, aimed to restore the virtue pedigree of the founding fathers. She said the union soldiers represented something much different than vagabond stock and swamp people. The confederates aim to prove that they were genuine offspring and rightful lineage of the first American republic.…
The community engaged in public protest and declared that the decision was based on race. Many believe that the flag is a symbol of hatred and inequality, while others see the flag as a symbol of pride. Recent articles address this debate. One of them, “ The Confederate Flag Has Become a Trademark for Racism, Despite Its Historic Appeal”, by Kareem Crayton appeared in the New York Times Room For Debate Forum. In it Crayton argues, “ symbols embraced by the state ought to bring people together rather than divide them” and he claims that the flag does not bathe everyone.…
After the shooting, many people asked for South Carolina to take down the Confederate flag which was flying at the statehouse. The question was followed through by the removal of the flag (Costa-Roberts). Pictures of Roof burning, stomping and spitting on the American flag are mixed in with pictures of him grasping and waving the Confederate battle flag, sometimes while holding a gun. "I hate the sight of the American flag," he raged on the site. "…
Ultimately, after the end of the civil war the confederate flag was given a negative connotation and associated with slavery. This is due to this reason that I believe that it should be taken down. The first reason, why I believe it should be taken down is because the confederate flag it sends a message of hate. In documents 1 and 2 governor of South Carolina, Nikki haley, says that she will not tolerate any of the hate being brought upon by the confederate flag. This shows that the government desires the eviction of the flag and it is no secret that it is rather bothersome to state official in the first place.…
I think that the recent shooting prompted such a swift action because the shooter had a connection to the Confederate flag. The shooter, Dylan Roof, was discovered to have a website containing his connections to the flag, “Along with racist rants, it showed Roof posing with Confederate symbols, including the battle flag.”. This connection could have caused the removal of the Confederate flag from South Carolina’s State House because people could connect Roof’s action and his personal view of the Confederate flag to be driven by racism. Another reason the shooting prompted such a swift action might be because one out of the nine victims was Senator Clementa Pinckney.…
In his recent work, John Daniel Davidson have offered harsh critiques of Mayor Landrieu of New Orleans for removing statues of Confederate statues. In his article “New Orleans is Wrong to Remove its Confederate Monuments” Davidson talks about how New Orleans cowardly removed its statues. That removing its statutes did not help with showing the diversity and the tolerance of the city. The article mention that the removing of confederate statues has gained attention since the racially motivated shooting in a church of Charleston in 2015. The governor of South Carolina made the decision to remove the confederate flag from the statehouse in Columbia.…
Even though the Confederate flag represents a time of succession, the flag still has other representations; therefore, we shouldn’t ban/nor take down the flag because it is a battle flag but there are still some people who believe it is racist/hateful. First off, there were many official flags, but the Confederate battle flag was never one of them. There was the Stars and Bars flag. Another official flag was the Stainless Banner flag. Additionally, for the…
President Abraham Lincoln flirtation with African- American Civil Rights, John Wilkes Booths undying love for the confederacy, and the ultimate fall of the Confederate army. Independently, each of these points hold little weight of importance, but together these three points created a fire storm lasting close to six years, costing more than 620,000 Americans lives, and two faiths’ that will ultimately be entwined with each in the history book. A collision of two people that will be forever attach with each other in the history book a faith where you can’t talk about one without talking about the other. In this essay, we will discuss each of these points; Booth passion toward the Confederacy, the fall of the Confederate army, and Lincoln wanting…
Confederate Flag Controversy For a long time coming in the United States people are finally saying how they feel about the Confederate Flag. Some people believe it is part of their heritage, others think it is a sign of racism and disrespect. People tend not to pay attention to the real meaning of the flag. Everyone and each family has their own meaning for the Confederate Flag but the straight forward meaning this that is was the Confederates flag in a war that took place almost 150 years ago.…
What does the Confederate flag represent? From this simple question, many different answers are generated. Most notably the answers that are given are "slavery" and "racism". This is not the case for everyone. Being raised in North Carolina, I often see the Confederate flag.…
Since and during the Civil War, the Confederate flag has been proposed as a symbol of treason and opposition against the United States, acting as the flag for a separate country titled the Confederate States of America. The flag is often utilized to rise and generate feelings of secession and rebellion. In today’s time, discussion regarding the South seceding from the United States has been a heated topic for some devout Southerners due to new implemented laws, such as Gay marriage legalization, and new opposition facing the sacred flag of the South. For many Southerners, this is an attack on their conservative beliefs and ways, which only increases tension and feelings of secession. Furthermore, the Confederate flag, symbolizing rebellion…
Confederate Flag Controversy On July 9, 2015 a bill was presented to the House of Representatives asking that the use of the confederate battle flag be discontinued due to the fact that it represents only pain, torture, humiliation, and racial oppression (Congressional Bills and Votes 2013). This bill was presented in the wake of the Emmanuel 9 shooting in Charleston, South Carolina. Our elected officials along with some American citizens are calling for knee-jerk legislation instead of taking time to get to the root of the real issue at hand. This type of legislation will only cause more tension and divide amongst the American people, when we need to be coming together as a nation. Seeking to destroy our history by removing it from sight…
Rocklyn Turano Professor Crowe Composition 1 22 October 2015 The Confederate flag A proud relic among the southern states, the confederate battle flag has been handed down from generation to generation from its once heroic and brave ancestors that fought so valiantly for their confederate colors. The confederate colors should not be limited by the government in any way, but to no avail the government is attempting to take our rights to these historic colors away. To take this right away is a strict violation of the first amendment; “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.” Many…
The Controversy of the Confederate Flag Does it represent slavery and oppression, or is it simply just a symbol of some people’s heritage? This is a wide controversy many people are talking about even today about the Confederate Flag. Society is trying to decide if it is disrespectful or not. Many people say it is disrespectful because the flag was used in times of slavery, whereas the other side believes the flag is just a part of their heritage. The Confederate Flag should not be removed from history and should be able to be flown without fear of people feeling that you are racist for flying it.…
In his essay, Protecting Freedom of Expression on the Campus (69 - 71), Derek Bok examines just how disruptive a confederate flag can be in a college campus as it has symbolic connections to slavery. Bok 's thesis is that such form of an expression can be offensive, however, this is not enough to prohibit such form of communication due to its First Amendment rights. Bok makes an adequate argument because he assesses the offensive nature of this act as well as the harm that is derived from censorship by mainly providing persuasive notions. Although Derek Bok makes a strong case behind his support of the First Amendment rights, the essay nevertheless conveys various weaknesses.…