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2024-05-22 07:37:57 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 39258E73F37BA8D7E4D4D35E4794437FE72B8A526A20BB4B949948D7D25B0EB0
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The Confederate flag was first flown by people fighting against the U.S. to preserve slavery. It was repopularized by segregationists in 1954 when Brown v Board desegregated schools, and has been used as an emblem of racism since then, including in the Jan 6 attacks. https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/how-confederate-battle-flag-became-symbol-racism https://acwm.org/blog/myths-misunderstandings-confederate-flag/
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