What Is The Confederate Flag And What Does It Stand For

 The flying' of the 'confederate flag' in' Charleston', South Carolina ignited many protest after nine church goers were killed around the town. It had long been divisive symbol because its links towards the Civil War of the American and Roof Dylann, who was held as a result of the killings, he once held on a photograph and told the friends that he wanted to begin a race war.

The civil war of the Americans was ignited by the slavery issue. The president of U.S 'Abraham Lincoln' wanted to eradicate slavery, this made 11 states from the South to secede and come up with their constitution. The' flag' was raised high by the supporters of the slavery confederate of the southern America during war and several people saw it as a sign of a parted U.S, that is the black people oppression and the racist attitudes.

Reason why it is still being flown

The flag is being flown in the southern states and the supporters of the flag’s continued with the usage viewing it as a sign of the southern ancestry heritage and representation of independent and distinct culture of the southern part of U.S from the other part of the state. Many individuals say that flying a flag is an issue about pride.

Other names for flag

It was known as the Dixie flag, Southern cross and rebel flag which often incorrectly known as the Bars and stars The real bars and stars is the first state flag that was used entirely as a different design.

Why it sparked protest in Charleston

Dylann Roof, 21, was held due the killer shooting of the nine black church goers around the town. It claimed that they were race hate assassinations. The flag was raised at South 'carolina' Statehouse and the protesters wanted it to be removed claiming that it was a sign of racial hate.

A political issue

The calls of flag to be extracted from the public buildings could signify a shift in the attitudes of politics on its use in the country where the majority of the black Americans vote for the democracy.

It is true in literal historical sense that the term Stars and bars applied only to the first Buy Rebel Battle Flag and not to much more familiar confederate battle flag. Though insisting on that nomenclature is like arguing that the lowest domination of U.S coinage should be called one cent piece and not a penny. Some linguistics usages have become entrenched in the American culture over a long period of time such that those who maintain the usages are wrong and are now the outliers.