Restricted The Confederate flag’s true meaning: American racism was pervasive and powerful

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"Georgia seceded from the Union in January 1861, and spelled out the reasons with a statement that’s 3,318 words long, including 35 references to 'slave' and 'slavery.' Slavery is the reason Georgia left to join the Confederate States of America — and the Georgians of that era made no bones about it. The statement is refreshingly — and astonishingly — free of euphemisms such as 'states’ rights.' It is devoted to the purported right of white people to own black people. It retains the power to shock.

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Read the full article at: http://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/richard-cohen-confederate-flag-true-meaning-article-1.2290899
 
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