In 1961, the South Carolina State Government passed a law mandating that the confederate flag be flown on the ground of its state capitol building. The law was passed to commemorate the centennial of the Civil War assault on Fort Sumter. Opponents argue that the flag is a political symbol that represents racial inequality and should be removed after the shooting deaths of nine African American church members in June 2015. Proponents argue that the flag is an important historical symbol that commemorates the state’s role in the Civil War.
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No, it is a symbol of racism, separatism and treason & it should be put in a museum where it was originally flown.
No, it should be put in a museum where it was initially flown. The Confederate flag should be replaced with a white one for historical monuments.
States should only be allowed to fly the state and national flags, leave Confederate flags to their proper places in education, reenactment, and museums
Yes, each state should be able to fly any flag as long as it's below the American flag.
Yes, if the US can secede from the British Empire then the Confederacy can secede from the US.
No, it should not be flown (racism, separatism, treason) but it should be allowed as a museum item
No. They lost the war. We are all America now. Also, it is a symbol of racism, separatism and treason.
Yes, any place can display any flag, but it shouldn’t be encouraged.
no. but on the private property of people who want it up then yes.
No, only official flags such as the US flag, state flags, county flags and government organisation flags should be flown on government property
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