The Confederate Battle Flag is viewed in different ways by a whole lot of folks, Southerners who were raised with the true teachings passed down from family who stood for the cause feel a sense of pride and comfort knowing it is a symbol of our heritage with no hate, Hate Groups of all races are either waving it in folks faces in hate and a degrading manner or trying to remove and condemn it because of this hate stigma, Others have learned from our schools that the Civil War was fought for slavery and the South was defeated to free the slaves, there was a whole lot more to this issue than just slavery but that is what is being focused on as "the cause".

I don't agree with hate towards anyone nor do I think slavery is good thing, I also don't agree with judging our ancestors on today’s values, slavery was an accepted practice of the time not only in the South but also in the Northern States, the Civil War was not fought to preserve or end this practice, slavery was already on it's way out and if the WBTS had never happened slavery would be right where it is now, a part of our past.

A lot of States have been asked to and are apologizing for the act of slavery, those of us alive today had nothing to do with this practice and as I said before although I don't agree with it slavery was an accepted practice of the time. The Confederacy is made up of all races Black, Hispanic, Indian, White, and more, it has never been contrary to popular belief a white only group, the Confederate Battle Flag and the Confederacy is made up of all races and their heritage comes from Confederate stock.

True Southerners do not wave our Battle Flag in hate, and will not apologize for or connect themselves with the actions of those who do. Too many of our Nobel Forefathers stood for the Cause of the Confederacy for it to have been unjust.