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2024-05-22 19:24:27 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: F0B79ED4ECB68AF45E8C0DDB62FEE67415B335B27A3C7BACAAFD8DC48F7D3BAD
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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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