We delve into the national conversation over the Confederate Battle Flag. Following last month’s mass shooting at the historically African-American Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, South Carolina, by alleged shooter, Dylann Roof, a heated national debate about displaying the Confederate Battle Flag picked up steam.
Images of the alleged shooter holding the flag along with his manifesto-like rant against non-whites are on a website he set up. Now the South Carolina State Legislature is considering removal of the Confederate Battle Flag from the state capitol. Opponents of the Confederate Battle Flag have said they see it as a symbol of slavery, racism, white supremacy or even treason. Supporters say displaying the flag doesn’t represent those things, but rather serves as a symbol of southern history and heritage. We take your calls and comments about what the Confederate Battle Flag symbolizes to you as we gain insight and historical context from a flag expert.
Guest:
Ted Kaye, Vexillologist, and member of the North American Vexillological Association/ Author of, “Good Flag, Bad Flag,”
