It is a part of history and should not be banned as if it never existed. 600,000 Americans gave their lives in the Civil War, a tragic loss that was necessary to purge our country of slavery. I agree that the confederate flag should not be flown over public buildings because black Americans deserve consideration for their sensitivity to the confederate flag. Actually the confederate flag usage by racist whites after the Civil War has more to do with black sensitivities to it than the actual Civil War historical context. I am a history buff and the Civil War is a critical part of our history. We cannot and should not deny our history by banning the confederate flag. It deserves to be flown over Civil War battlefields and confederate graveyards. What needs to be stopped is pushing it down the throats of black Americans in contexts that have nothing to do with its historical context.

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