Okay, so I ran into this article actually before leaving for the trip, but thought it would be more appropriate for the posts focusing on the South that I would post after the trip.
There were quite a few Confederate flags to be seen down South, although nowhere near as much as I'm guessing their used to be, some time ago. One bumper sticker that I saw while down there showed the Confederate flag, with something like this underneath it:
Heritage Not Hatred
Fair enough. Still, images of the "stars and bars" of the Confederate flag have largely been outlawed, or at least taken out of official circles, throughout much of the South. It has been mired in controversy for quite some time. I remember the controversy that representations of the Confederate flag produced in the nineties, when some states still had it on their flags.
Well, no more states have it any longer. But the controversy remains, and it is extended beyond the flag, too.
This addresses the heritage of the military effort, particularly focusing on General Robert E. Lee, and the mixed feeling that some Southerners are beginning to have about this history/legacy.
An interesting read, which I recommend here. You can access it by clicking on the link below:
How I Learned to Hate Robert E. Lee Christopher Dickey June 21, 2014:
http://news.yahoo.com/learned-hate-robert-e-lee-021844697--politics.html
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