BUY Rebel Flags For SaleA Dream of Respect for Southern Heritage
This image shows the White House lit up with the colors of the Confederate battle flag above the words “I Have a Dream.” It was shared widely in 2015, shortly after the White House was lit in rainbow colors, and it was meant to make a point about fairness.
For many Southerners, the point was simple. If public buildings can be used to celebrate some causes and identities, why are Southern heritage and the memory of Confederate soldiers treated as something to be hidden away? The meme imagines a day when Southern history is respected instead of attacked.
Wanting a Fair Hearing
That same summer of 2015, Confederate flags were removed from many state grounds, major retailers stopped selling them and debates over monuments spread across the country. Many people who had flown the flag their whole lives felt that they were suddenly being painted as villains for honoring their ancestors.
Whatever someone thinks of the flag, most Americans agree that people should be able to speak freely, honor their family history and be judged by their actions rather than assumptions. That is the dream many heritage supporters hold on to.
Learn more about the flag’s true history in our post on 8 facts about the Confederate flag, and find a flag in our Confederate flag collection.
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We Southerners must reclaim our right to celebrate our heritage, & reclaim what was lost during the War of Northern Aggression. It had nothing to do with slavery, it had a lot to do with adhering to the principles of the founding fathers. The Rebel flag should fly all over America. We all would be better off.