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2024-05-22 17:48:26 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: B8FB6ED8D38478387697E67F4E9408A7C8D8560AFD2C29B00BCE1D615B7394C3
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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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