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Originally Posted by Resolute 14

The fun fact, and with great irony, is that he is right. In modern usage, the Confederate battle flag DOES represent state rights. It was, in fact, repopularized by the Dixiecrats beginning in the late 1940s. "Dixiecrats" being a nickname of the States Rights Democratic Party. And they were very much in favour of states rights. But what state right was their concern?

Segregation.

That is what their fight was about. So while racists like Quincy Egg are technically right in making such a claim, the reality is that for over a century and a half, the battle flag has represented the idea that, not only are whites are superior to blacks, but that whites need to rise up to defend their right to treat blacks as inferior.

Also the dixiecrats fought very hard against Trueman to keep lynching Blacks legal..