Preserving Our Heritage Is Not A Crime

Preserving Our Heritage Is Not a Crime

In recent years, people who honor Southern heritage have often felt like they were being treated as criminals. Flags have been banned, monuments removed and schools, streets and parks renamed. Some people have even lost jobs or been harassed simply for flying a flag on their own property. That is why this message strikes a chord with so many.

The Work of Preservation

Preserving heritage takes many forms. Families save old letters, photographs and uniforms. Volunteers clean and repair neglected cemeteries and replace broken headstones. Historians research forgotten soldiers and units. Reenactors teach the public what life was like for soldiers in the 1860s. Heritage groups work to keep historic markers and monuments standing.

None of that work is about hate. It is about protecting history so that future generations can learn from it, honor those who came before and make up their own minds about the past.

Your Rights

In the United States, flying a flag on your own home or property is protected free speech. Laws and rules vary from place to place, especially for public property and homeowners’ associations, but private citizens have broad rights to display the flags they choose.

Read more about why memorials matter in What Do the Confederate Monuments Stand For, Really?, and preserve your heritage with a flag from our Confederate flag collection.

Thanks for reading. Please share our posts with your friends and family so they too can learn more about Southern Heritage and History.

Brought to you by: Ultimate Flags