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How was the Confederate flag symbolized when the Supreme Court ordered the immediate and effective integration of schools in 1969? Was the flag an obstacle to integration?- Nick | How was the Confederate flag symbolized when the Supreme Court ordered the immediate and effective integration of schools in 1969? Was the flag an obstacle to integration?- Nick | ||
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| + | In 1987 the NAACP embarked on their campaign to end official use of the flag upon capitol buildings of four former Confederate states (South Carolina, Alabama, Mississippi, and Georgia). On page 268 Coski states that the controversies in these turned to the same basic questions that have been brought up throughout the book. Is the Confederate flag an appropriate symbol to represent the people of a modern state? What is the proper way to determine this?- Nick | ||
