Vernon Tyer (verrtyer@mars.utm.edu) from 192.239.145.165 at 11/01/97 06:58PM
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    To talk about the Confederate flag as a sign of "Slavery" is not right. The American flag, and I am not in any way putting it down, was put in to use in the 1700's. The only difference is that it has had a few starts added to it. Slavery was under that flag for almost 100 years. The Confederate flag come on the sceen in 1861. Slavery was under it for only 4 years. What gives here people? Another thing, Blacks have what they call "Black History Month". It they can have that why can't we, of the South, have a Southern History Month? And way can they wear there Malcom X and "I have a Dream" shirts and hats, but they complain if they see a Confederate flag without saying "there are racist?"