What is Confederacy? A Confederacy is an alliance or a league for mutual support or common action. (Webster dictionary) Should the current Mississippi flag be taken down? Yes, the flag should be taken down because the flag does not represent the Southern U.S. heritage. The Confederate flag itself is now linked to discrimination. White supremacist adopted the flag in the early twentieth century. For this reason, the Mississippi flag should not be flown. Some people in Mississippi still support the Mississippi flag such as the Ku Klux Klan, a white supremacy group. I do not support Mississippi’s flag because it causes racial tension and violence. Although some people believe the Mississippi flag is a symbol of racism and hatred, the majority of people in Mississippi…show more content… Thompson is quoted in a book Our Flag by George Premble. “As people we are fighting to maintain the heavenly ordained supremacy of the white man over the inferior or colored race; a white flag would thus be emblematical of our cause.” “Such a flag would be a suitable emblem of our young confederacy, and sustained by the brave hearts and strong arms of the south, it would soon take rank among the proudest ensigns of the nations, and be hailed by the civilized wold as the white man’s flag.” The Confederate flag symbolizes racism according to Our Flag. For this reason, the emblem of the Confederate flag should not be located on the Mississippi flag. In conclusion, the Mississippi flag is a flag that features the confederacy’s battle flag. The current flag is here to stay. Maybe sometime in the future the flag will be different with a different meaning everyone will agree to. Hopefully in the future there will not be racism and hatred towards one another. It will be a world without negativity. We all have to come together to make America great. So do you believe the Mississippi flag should be
