Wednesday, January 20, 2010

The Confederate South

Still to this day, there are many southerners who believe that the civil war should be referred to as "the war of northern aggression." The confederate flag represents a mindset that many still hold today. Racism still exists in today's society, and many believe that there is an ongoing battle to forgo this way of life. This image is a representation of the deep south, the south that many still believe exists and that is still very real in the lives of some.

The confederate flag was the southern states' symbol during the civil war, and served as a representation of what they stood for against the north.

This flag was a symbol to the southern states. It represented the south as their own independent unit, willing to stand up for their beliefs in what they saw as an attack on their way of life. It stands for many different things. To some, it stands for the south's fight for individuality and the end of their feeling in superior to the northerners. The confederate flag represents the south standing up for what they believed were their American rights.

The confederate flag reminds us of the hard times brought on the south. It also shows how the south dealt with these trials and became better states, leaving an impact on history and the lives of many as well as influencing the actions and thoughts of many American people. This flag is a good representation of southern identity. It reminds southerners of what they have been through, the hard times they fought through together, and also helps us to remember why the south is the way that it is today. This flag is a representation of the south and the ways to which they can to find their identity today.

1 comment:

  1. Hannah, for many folks, that flag represents just what you say. Symbols are extraordinarily complex and can have contradictory uses; as such, it's also worth considering the more unfortunate things that this flag has been used to represent, and consequently, the other ways many people interpret it.

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