This was when South Carolina voted to lower the Confederate flag. The New York Times recently wrote an article on it called “Era Ends as South Carolina Lowers Confederate Flag” written by Richard Fausset and Alan Blinder. In this article you repeatedly see supporters and non-supporters. What this shows is that America can never just come together as one. The Confederate flag is an iconic symbol of the South. It is a piece of history that will never be replaced. Some people do not see this side. The reason being is that this flag was flown during the Civil War which was the war over slavery. These people are the supporters of the flag being removed. This group opinion is that the flag is a representation of slavery. The other side of the story is represented by the non-supporters of the flag being taken down. They believe that the flag is just a historical symbol of the south. With these two different opinions and nobody willing to look for a solution that suits both sides, America will never in a million years be like Winthrop’s “City Upon a