As far the confederate flag goes, a war was fought over it, the civil war. People that stood behind that flag, stood for states rights and slavery.
I beg to differ on this point.
The average Confederate soldier wasn't a slave owner and not everyone who fought with the north was against slavery.
As a Virginian,many of my ancestors fought in the "War of Northern Aggression" 
none of which ever owned a single slave.
I will agree that the Confederate Flag offends many people and I understand why completely.
My original post stated
States rights
&
Slavery
= defining points of civil war
True not all northern soldiers were against slavery, alot of people still harbored alot of bigotry, alot of people still do, however, living in Oklahoma I have seen the symbolism that alot of people place upon the confederate flag. Here, atleast, it seems it has became a symbol of ignorance and bigotry.
Granted this is my take on the subject from what I have seen. There are no official statistics
