Some Notes on the Confederate FlagAuthor(s): Elizabeth SpencerSource: Callaloo, Vol. 24, No. 1 (Winter, 2001), p. 168Published by: The Johns Hopkins University PressStable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/3300487 .

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SOME NOTES ON THE CONFEDERATE FLAG

by Elizabeth Spencer

The Confederate States of America became a separate and sovereign nation when

they declared independence from the United States of America in 1861, continuing as such a separate nation until 1865. When invaded by federal forces of the United States, Southerners fought to repel the invasion. Most of the soldiers of the Confederacy did not own slaves and most thought they were fighting in an honorable cause to defend their native land. I strongly believe that the Confederate battle flag should be exhibited in those places where the history of those four years makes its relevance clear.

I do not believe this flag should ever be exhibited to show defiance of racial

integration or support for those who believe in white supremacy or any other similar

purpose. Let it be kept, but kept in those historical contexts where it belongs.

Callaloo 24.1 (2001) 168

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