[Rebelo3]

So you're offended by the Reb flag. Why? The US flag flew over slave ships for decades. There were Union slave states; Missouri, Kentucky, Maryland, Delaware and New Jersey. The slaves in NJ were older "retirees". Those states were not mentioned in the EP. Slavery was legal in the US until December,1865, more than six months after the war was over. The US military was legally racially segregated until 1948. The US Flag has a much longer association with slavery and racism than the CS Flag. Maybe "Old Glory" is next on the NAACP's list.

[morjon]

I didn't say I was offended. I said that someone would fly it bothered me. Because as a rule anyone that engages in such behavior usually just wants attention. Like you do. But it is your right to seek that attention, and I respect that.

[WhiskeyPapa]

So you're offended by the Reb flag. Why? The US flag flew over slave ships for decades.

Not many decades. The slave trade was outlawed in this country in 1808.

The reason the slave holders decided to bolt was because of changing attitudes in the United States towards slavery.

Walt