The Pros and Cons of the Confederate Flag The Confederate Flag was the spark of controversy over the course of 2015. People voiced their opinions on whether or not the Confederate should be made illegal in the United States. The Confederate Flag symbolizes the Confederate States of America during the Civil War from 1861 to 1865 when the Southern States succeeded from the United States because of political tension. Ever since Southern States that were once part of this Confederacy fly this flag along with U.S flag. The flag needs to be taken down because of what it symbolizes, there are numerous pros supporting the Confederate flag but also various cons that go against the use of the flag in the United States. First and foremost there would
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To most of the South the Confederate Flag represents pride and honor for their ancestors who fought and died in the Civil War on the side of the Confederate States of America (World Book Student, Feb. 10, 2016). To them the flag is not a symbol of animosity it is part of their heritage. The Confederate Flag seen today is not the one used when the Confederacy was in power during the 1860’s. The flag people see today is a battle flag that was used by Robert E. Lee and his army of Northern Virginia (Jessica Taylor, Jun. 23, 2015). Other people argue that if the U.S banned the flag and took it away forever the country would lose that part of it’s history and that it should be kept in a museum to preserve that part of U.S history. All though the flag was used during the Civil War some say that the war was not even fought over slavery. People say that the Civil War was fought for states rights and not just slavery, the legacy of the Confederate Flag was grim but to most Southerners the flag is about remembrance and their heritage not slavery. During the Civil War around 400,000 families owned slaves, most were ten slaves or under, out of 1.5 million white Americans. That is 25% slaveholders and 75% non- slave owners (Caroline Ward, Ari Sen, 2015 ). Banning the Confederate Flag can affect many supporters in a negative way. Banning the flag would also mean the removal of any statues of Confederate leaders or Generals that bare the flag on their statute which would be destroying U.S history. People may also argue that the eradication of the Confederate Flag would be unconstitutional since the first amendment allows Americans free speech. Removing the Confederate Flag would anger many supporters whose only intention is to fly the flag in remembrance of their ancestors who fought and died in the Civil War and to represent their pride and heritage no
To most of the South the Confederate Flag represents pride and honor for their ancestors who fought and died in the Civil War on the side of the Confederate States of America (World Book Student, Feb. 10, 2016). To them the flag is not a symbol of animosity it is part of their heritage. The Confederate Flag seen today is not the one used when the Confederacy was in power during the 1860’s. The flag people see today is a battle flag that was used by Robert E. Lee and his army of Northern Virginia (Jessica Taylor, Jun. 23, 2015). Other people argue that if the U.S banned the flag and took it away forever the country would lose that part of it’s history and that it should be kept in a museum to preserve that part of U.S history. All though the flag was used during the Civil War some say that the war was not even fought over slavery. People say that the Civil War was fought for states rights and not just slavery, the legacy of the Confederate Flag was grim but to most Southerners the flag is about remembrance and their heritage not slavery. During the Civil War around 400,000 families owned slaves, most were ten slaves or under, out of 1.5 million white Americans. That is 25% slaveholders and 75% non- slave owners (Caroline Ward, Ari Sen, 2015 ). Banning the Confederate Flag can affect many supporters in a negative way. Banning the flag would also mean the removal of any statues of Confederate leaders or Generals that bare the flag on their statute which would be destroying U.S history. People may also argue that the eradication of the Confederate Flag would be unconstitutional since the first amendment allows Americans free speech. Removing the Confederate Flag would anger many supporters whose only intention is to fly the flag in remembrance of their ancestors who fought and died in the Civil War and to represent their pride and heritage no