Bringing down a Confederate flag brought a community together
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- čas přidán 26. 08. 2024
- When Annie Caddell moved into a predominately black neighborhood seven years ago, no one cared until she put up a Confederate flag. But an unexpected turn of events changed her perspective. Steve Hartman has that story "On the Road."
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I'm getting so sick & tired of hearing this crap!! I agree that slavery was horrible, yes slavery is horrible no one should be forced to work on fields & such, but for jesus christ the Confederate flag is NOT racist!!! Saying the Confederate flag represents slavery is just the same as saying the Stars & Stripes represents slavery & genocide of Native Americans. Let's not forget that there were many Black Americans who have fought for the Confederacy because they loved it, plus there were Native Americans, Mexicans, Italians, Irish, French, & British who have fought for the Confederacy! The Civil War wasn't about slavery, it was about taxation!
Darkless4X says the person who has not read any history books. Maybe, and that’s a big maybe, 5% of the Civil War was due to taxes, but 95% was regarding slavery. South Carolina knew Lincoln’s stance of abolition and immediately seceded when he was elected.
Darkless4X I hope you know that the black people who fought with the confederacy were forced to fight and were slaves
@Generic HESH
No, they fought for the Confederacy because they love it. My poppa told me so.
Ohhh since your grandfather told you, it must be correct. How old is your grandpa, if he was in the civil war era. Seems weird cuz you know nobody has lived that long ever.....
Darkless4X Then why do republicans today say that the civil war was on slavery, Abraham Lincoln freed the slaves, and democrats confederates fought for slavery?
I was confronted on my racism, years ago, by a sharp, vocal stranger. The aftermath of my stupidity - it allowed me, fortunately.. to see my mistake, and then become friends with a wonderful African American man. So kind, so utterly gracious hearted. A man I erroneously accused of being a criminal. He not only forgave me...He has been one of my closest friends now - for over thirty five years!!
Cynthia Hawkins I want to know what the flag meant for her however, for many people the flag doesn’t stand for hatred towards blacks.
@@TrueGoose117 It does for us. Too many people died while that flag was waving. It's wrong!
@@oneprettycookie7446 Right, that’s the thing. Why is a piece of cloth more important to some than the pain of fellow humans.
Thanks for sharing your story.
@@summerallthetime2616 Because of what the flag represents. Your "heritage" meant the continued enslavement of my forefathers.
Probably going to get hate for this but I personally think the Confederate Army flag and the Blood-Stained Banner look cool.
Pretzel Muncher The Nazis admittedly had some pretty nice designs too.
Heck, even Russia had some good stuff
The austrians had some good designs too
i have 7 ovethem 1of then was handed downe 2 my bro and now me
yea
I just ignore people who display things I don't like. But sounds like woman is wonderful new person now. Hope everyone befriends her
It's private land! It's her property if she want to fly that flag or not!
She wasn't forced to take it down. She chose to take it down.
Cringe Bait its not racist at all its a flag of southern pride
Just some FUN I agree! The left has taken this far out of context.
It was a flag used in the war that was directly caused by slavery, that flag represented the ideals of the Confederacy: That the black man is less than the white man, it is obviously a racist flag.
Christian Martinez does it really matter what other people think ? You know what your worth! The flag means different things to different people. I know it’s not racist to me and most people today! It’s family. It’s ancestors ! It’s the south!
My neighbor has a flag like that and it didn’t bother me. Besides I got more important things to worry about than someone else’s flag that’s not yours and your favorite colors.
Those better things are you having to deal with people who fly that flag and hate the color of your skin.
Haruto T. Now two years later we’re in another battle and you can’t even see it so we don’t know what colors it has
Flag like that? You don't know the history of that flag do you?
That flag has history and a culture of it's own. It also reflects you as a person.
Oh so violating her First Amendment Right to make her neighbors happy was the way to go? Hmmmmm.....
no one violated her rights, she willingly took it down after her heart attack. so much pent up hostility and insensitivity can cause you to become sick and most people who hold racists views are indeed mentally ill...good for her for growing and maturing, it took a serious event but she got the message, so many others do not....
al ntr What message was that? The liberal message of “if you don’t agree with us we’ll harass you until you do”.
The First Amendment doesn't protect you from the repercussions of what you say or do that others find offensive.
scribe712 Obviously, however that doesn’t mean you have to walk around on egg shells hoping not to trigger or offend someone. It’s called being an adult and working through differences.
@@robmullin1128 the message that hate will destroy you.
If only those anti confederate protesters knew how to use the internet to find out what the flag actually means
Short answer: Treason.
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I think you are referring to those counter protesters. I agree people waving that flag need to know about more on what it stands for.
@@MrSpy13011 Right! These "Confederates" need to take their own adivce.
People can make there own choices I can’t change that but just know the choices you can sometimes make people feel uncomfortable so prepare for some backlash
Yup
Funny how the threat of death can put the fear in people. All that time she knew she was wrong but she hated black people more than she cared about her doing the right thing.
I'M BLACK I DON'T HAVE A PROMBLE WITH THE FLAG
so your fine if people hate you
Moneydes 123 thanks it stupid it’s apart of American history am I right
Josh Rich you guys should really do research on it. Like deep research. It comes off as racist but it’s real meaning has nothing to do with racism.
Moneydes 123 Thank you! In fact not all Blacks hate the Confederate flag! Half of them don't have a problem with it & half of them actually do support it!
Good this flag IS NOT RACIST it is just pride of the south
I’m a Native American Indian Confederate.
SGT Barr yes sir, general Stand Watie of the Cherokee braves. The Cherokee Indians were the last Confederate soldiers to surrender. They held out as long as they could, they fought for the Confederacy because the Confederates didn't slaughter the native Americans like the US government did after the civil war.
Shame on you lol
You should be ashamed of yourself
So...you're an idiot?
@@mburks3748 The only Idiot I see here is you, look up the black Confederates fighting to preserve Southern Heritage alongside Mexican-Americans in Texas.
Cringe
That woman shouldn't have to take her flag down.
Eian Curtis She didn't have to. She chose to.
Eian Curtis can't u see it diving people
Slavery was a minor side issue in the civil war. It was all about states rights and government control.
States right to win slaves when u even have it engrave on statue I dont know how blunt their intentions could b.....
States rights to what exactly?
I love confederate
An protest. For one flag? Not a waste of time at all.
Amazing to see this still goes on.
I own a couple reble flags but I keep them in doors because i understand everyone has different views
maybe black people should worry about getting a job instead of worrying what other people are doing....FYI i aint white
I am a Black man from Michigan and I want to say I forgive you ,Please take those walls down ! She has taken the first step her neighbors should show her some solidarity now and remove those walls . We love you Annie there is nobody out there who hasn't made a mistake at some time or another .You should enjoy some sun shine and take it easy .
Keep CSA and USA flags flying, both are part of history.
If it’s at a Confederate graveyard or a Civil War museum than I don’t mind the Confederate Battle flag or the Stars and Bars flying. But not anywhere else.
some people have nothing going on in their life so they have to get all worked up over what their neighbors have in their yard
TigerShark lol you are getting worked up over what she decided to do with her flag, typical ignorant hypocrite
i dont like that she caved into these idiots who had nothing better to do than get riled up over colored rags on sticks
TigerShark ok go cry somewhere else then
TigerShark why did she raise her flag higher than the wall?
What did the flag mean to her? Because it was a symbol of racism to them, and she took it down so is she admitting she was racist?
No. She’s admitting that what that flag meant to her, isn’t what it meant in the eyes of the people who were truly affected by that flags past. It has a meaning behind it, and she realized what she was doing is hurting her neighbors.
I think she was a very angry person back then.
I really love this story! When someone is in poor health, they usually straighten up their act- as you can see.
Sad it takes that to love people. We just have more melanin in our skin, we are HUman, meaning people of Hue. Why do people hate our beautiful glistening skin? It's like gold so warm and pure. I love how I glow in the sun☀️ !
God bless this woman.
I respect a person who can admit their erroneous ideas and actions a great deal! She is a woman to respect! Many people refuse to do what she has done when pertaining to this sensitive subject.
Well the reason why this community was divided was stupid but I'm glad that this brought them together
This is touching.
Why don’t people complain about the U.S flag when there use to be discrimination?
It's also the flag that ended slavery. Never put out countries flag in the same conversation the Confederate flag.
@@ZZ-xi9dp Comparing the Confederate battle flag to the national socialist flag is like comparing the United States flag to the Soviet flag.
Doesn't make sense as they all have different meanings.
The Confederate flags as a whole represent the Southern heritage and hardships.
The National Socialist flag represents an evil regime that did anything possible to get rid of ethnic minorities, such as Jews and Slavs.
Which the Confederacy didn't do, Majority of Southerners hated Hitler with a passion during WW2.
The United States flag is seen by many as a flag of freedom and opportunities.
The Soviet flag is like the National Socialist flag, evil regimes that did awful things to people, even their own.
But besides the point, What the Confederate Battle Flag means to me as a Hispanic Southerner, is my heritage and ancestry of this southern land, and what my ancestors did to defend their land and culture from the Union, I had family that were Cherokee in the Confederacy, and even whites in my family that were Confederate, difference? My white side were poor and never owned slaves, my Cherokee side owned slaves.
My dads side is Mexican and I was shocked to know a lot of "Confederados" went to Central Mexico and settled and mixed with local Mexicans, but even Indigenous, Mestizo and Criollo (White) Mexicans all marched to fight for the Confederacy too, and my great grandpa Adolfo Cano Reyes was amongst the volunteers.
@@GabrielReyes-jr5ew The American flag is a symbol of Imperialism, no one seems to care about that... Star Wars made Imperials look cool and main stream..
If that flag offends you then don’t look at it plain and simple! Just like the awful rainbow flags everywhere these days, just don’t acknowledge their existence as there is no need to actually.
People choose what the confederate flag means to them. Some use it as heritage or hate to a certain race
Imma still fly the flag.
I am laughing at how childish this is, the people protest and other counter-protest, they build a wall to block the view of the flag and she makes the flag pole higher.
Freedom of Speech!?
Freedom period. Love our Confederate Flags.
It took her a heart attack to come to her senses. 😂
I agree 100% with this woman. If she wants to put up a confederate flag she can so all the liberals out there suck it up.
More liberal social propaganda.
All those poor Union troops are rolling in their graves knowing that they died for nothing as the rebel flag still flys high. Sad.
So we must give up our heritage for someone else and agree that our symbol of freedom and defiance is racist, not a chance. Love our ancestors and our flags.
Shame a cool looking flag like that is racist is some eyes.
I would assume a lot of racists have a "coming to god" moment once their health makes a turn. They wonder if the good lord will open the gates when he looks back and reviews how much you hated your brothers.
I mean they put up walls so they didn't have to see it, and she raised it higher...FORCING them to look at it. It takes a special kind to take it that far.
the nurse that healed her black# change of heart
Jesus forgives....we have to forgive in order to be forgiven....
True and all of us are sinners.god was only one sinless
Its a flag,its just a piece of fabric and it can mean anything.
If you want it to mean love then it means love
But you can have it mean anything you want.
Tsinat Gebreselassie
Who cares what blacks think
Tsinat Gebreselassie
Tired of Blacks special treatment like their special
Blacks are like everyone else no more important
@Tsinat Gebreselassie And wheres proof of that? I'm Mexican-American and it doesn't mean hate or racism to me, it represents my heritage and people that fought for freedom.
The original creator made that flag for the people of Tennessee, The people of Tennessee that fought for the South were of White, Black, Native American ancestry.
And in fact he said that flag was for the rebellion and a tribute for every man of every color that dropped his blood for it in the name of Dixie.
@@GabrielReyes-jr5ew you are racist and so were the latino's, indians, asians, and other non black folks that fought this racist country to keep slavery institutionalized those flags and statues that sit on taxpayer funded property are coming down one way or another
@@azraalvi3952 racist
Shes pathetic for caving in, being intimidated to do that is awful. Being offended and triggered by a flag is silly. Judge people on being Neighbourly and respectful. Dis honering your deceased family to make pitiful sad people happy is a joke. Clowns 🤡
O cruel misunderstanding! O stubborn, self willed exile from the loving breast!
Actually post people like me who fly that are truly not racist we arw just brought up around it and it is a symbol of love for the south and being country
Another person decieved by false liberal ideology.... The flag representes southern heritage. It's like me telling blacks to get rid of there big spining rims on their cars or stop producing rap music. People just need to mind their own business and get on with their lives.
Ever heard of a fallacy?
Analogies are the weakest form of argument, but in the right hands it can go well, but not in yours.
There is no analogy you can make that will be equal to flying a confederate flag in a black neighborhood, because unlike rims or rap music, those things weren’t proudly displayed as representations of the people who abused the blacks and enslaved them for years on end. The flags meaning doesn’t matter, if the people who made the flag, use the flag to represent themselves, and in our eyes, they were racist people, (undeniable) who liked slavery (South liked slavery, yes.) and thought blacks were inferior (Jim Crow). So unless you have a rebuttal that makes the south completely racism free, that flag represents whoever stood under it. And it just seems to be that a lot of racists put that flag up as their fallout boy
People are so misguided About the Confederate flag
Confederacy is dead buddy. Get over it
Destruction of history
People don't change, repent, forget or forgive. Only death changes people.
If it takes me forsaking my heritage to get along with somebody, I will just not get along
Why are they bully
*Bullying*
God touch a flag that's not how that works....what would Stalin do
Keep them flying
templar knights1 yes,I'm English and we get told the English flag is racist by our own government
Im sorry but im keeping my flag I don't care what y'all say im keeping it and that's that
HERITAGE not HATE!
I swear this country is sad I'm a southern American why would you stand and fight for people that are this ignorant the Confederate flag is a symbol of strength of a proud Nation where there is nothing to be proud of because of ignorance the North had slaves the South had slaves but in US history books you don't hear about the faults of Their Own they were all American soldiers and it doesn't matter how long a person fights the Confederate flag will not come down y'all are trying to change our country because most of you are not American not even if you're born on this soiled makes you American what makes you an American is to stand up for what we believe in not to brainwash just because you say it's wrong doesn't make you right
Tsinat Gebreselassie the American flag is pretty much a white mans flag just look at every country it was flown in with out the natives wanting it mostly the Philippines and a few others
There is nothing wrong with the flag tho...
Her neighbors need to get a life.
her neighbors saved her life...
Not really
Rebel flags is not meant for Blacks, its meant for Jewish ! you failed history !
THE FLAG IS NOT RACIST, IT'S SOUTHERN PRIDE
If the USA flag is not considered bad even though it stood slavery, Japanese internment, and dis-approval of same-sex marriage, it just shows that the only reason the left picks on the Confederate flag is cause it's an easy target.
CptMorgan But the reason the flag exists is that it represents the Confederate States of America, why did they secede? Mainly so they can keep the slaves on their Cotten farms, I’m pretty sure keeping slaves is somewhat offensive to a community with a large black population like that town
you lie.
It has a bad history and nothing to be proud of
Let's say you're right and it's for Southern Pride. What's to be proud of? Wanting to ditch the U.S.? Treason? A lot of lives lost because some states didnt want to follow the government law? Doesn't sound very patriotic to me
How woke.
Whats happening to dixie
we are still at war with the yankees. that is what is wrong with dixie. the civil war never ended. it just change forms of fighting. they are using peer pressure and pc politicking to wipe out our southern culture. dixie is suffering under the slavery of uncle sam.
john loves Yahusha them Yankees will get what they deserve some day, when the south rises again
@Thaddeus Stevens The north is dying at a faster pace, your men are turning into women, and your women are turning into Men, and they dye their hair silly colors, and act out on emotion.
God bless your liberal and hippie mindsets, thank god Yankee will end, and hopefully Yankee will leave Dixie.
Should we put statues of oj
Not folding to this pressure..My ancestors fought and its part of heritage and A bunch of looting rioting thugs are not going to force me to do anything.U have a flag and I am going this weekend and but 5 more to fly on the 4th.
Keep the sheep happy
Amazing story🙏🏾
im related to a general who fougjt in the north
Was he any good?
Good for you
Sounds about White!
Will Wright lol
Iwalooking forebwl flag
she is dead now or what