The TRUTH behind the MEANING of the Confederate Battle Flag in 5 MINUTES

[@jimdimonddimon]

He who controls the past controls the future. He who controls the present controls the past.” ― George Orwell, 1984

[@doublet630]

I took my kids to the American Civil War Museum recently. It is well done and a worthwhile venture.

[@kurtr2092]

I find it strange that people want to destroy a flag, then go out and march for free speech. Sadly some evil people have carried this flag, but evil people have carried guns,used cars, even the bible. we do not take these things away. How can someone use an object and all the sudden we equate their actions with what they may have had in their property.

[@ruanohogain8010]

Mr. Coski, I have read your book "The Confederate Battle Flag" and I feel you articulate both sides of the flag debate very well

[@toddbates444]

i cant beleive a piece of cloth can be so upsetting, im not in the kkk or a neo nazi, but for those that have family that was killed in civil war, it is heritage, and honoring the men that died, im sickened that hate groups have taken these as their symbols,

[@danpeterson4362]

Thank you John as always on this unbiased and educated perspective. I wish everyone could take it with face-value too.

[@rayjay6361]

If anybody watched this and took away that this is the actual history of the flag itself you missed the point, What the good professor was saying is that this display is about what the flag means to different people now and how they've perceived it, But make no mistake as South Carolina apparently did, This is not the historical record as that flag was divised and used by a single Militia in Northern Virginia, That it has been adopted by different people for different purposes is completely different.

[@jjohnson2525]

This was very well done there was only one point had I been in a discussion with John face to face that I would liked to have asked.

[@JammastaJ23]

This was a pretty good overview, gained a bit more appreciation of why it's so important to southerners.

[@bernardeife8114]

JammastaJ23 I am 71 Years young and enjoyed history my whole life, I retired in North and south Carolina and I feel that some southerners due not follow there history, They even fail to take care of there war cemetery This is a crying shame ...Be proud and talk do not ever forget . Read and teach Bernard Eife

[@bernardeife8114]

My great,great grandfather fought in Gettysburg and was a prisoner of war and spent over a year in Andersonville after being capture in Chattanooga Tennessee . When History is made we must honor the history and not let anyone change it. For there use. Suppression of the south was the cause of the war Later everything else was added, Men fought and die for there belief just like we did in 1776 we fly the britsh flage and all others in this country this is why America is great. Lets get back to moms apple pie and baseball and start remembering we are all American,not Irish ,German ,Italian, White Black Asian etc , and express we are Americans No other country would even take us back so start Hornoring our History not others Keep history right Bernard Eife

[@fullmetalmarsha7801]

Bernard Eife my grandfather was general john bell hood, he fought at the battle of gettysburg and the battle of chicamauga and was the last confederate general that held atlanta before sherman came through in his march to the sea

[@bernardeife8114]

FullMetalMarsha Things we all must remember 1- the first flag of the Confederate States Had Seven Stars it was later that Six more stars were added this Historical Flag was not a battle Flag But A flag of all 13 Southern States When The union Starts and Strip struck the southern states out the Northern Flag had 13 also This was the North Flag was this there Battle Flag! Everyone forgets that History is written by the winners,and all the great mass of war dead must be honored to the fullest. No matter who feeling are hurt General Lee and Grant went to west point together Grant admired Lee Like Lee admired Grant General Sherman was the first terrorist when he burnt down the south. The only town that suffer in the north was a little Vermont town and this was done after the Harrows that Sherman Did We Must Put the American History Back in Schools Bernard Eife

[@bernardeife8114]

FullMetalMarsha

[@rayjay6361]

Bernard Eife That's pretty funny ! You wrote : " When History is made we must honor the history and not let anyone change it. " and then you go ahead and do exactly that. : /

[@jimdimonddimon]

Learn from the masses, and then teach them. Mao Zedong