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Originally posted by 123c
I would have to agree that the only place the stars and bars should be is in the history books.
Now this is starting to make me think , maybe the State of Washington should change its flag, since it has a picture of George Washington on it, yes he was the first president, but he also owned slaves 
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The Confederate Flag is primarily a symbol of slavery, there are other things but its overall meaning was support of slavery.
Although Gen. Washington owned slaves he did many other things. We all have a little dark side that the history books could emphasize; it all depends on the objectiveness of the reader.
I am a direct descendant of Jefferson Davis and I will say that it's not something I am proud to say. I am glad to see anyone or anything that prohibits, implies or denies fellow humans to be free people gone forever.