Confederate Flag Research Paper

Confederate Flag
What makes the topic about confederate flags so controversial? There are two sides to this topic. On one side we have people saying that it should be placed where the public can look at it. On the opposing side we have people that want to get rid of it. Does removing the flag violate our first amendment of free speech? The first editorial called, Symbolism of Confederate Flag Is Undeniable it is for the flag staying up in public places. The second editorial called, Take Down the Confederate Flag, Symbol of Hatred, this is editorial is for taking the confederate flags down permanently.
The first editorial makes a bold point about how lots of people died for that flag, and that just flying it around doesn’t make these people a racist. Because they claim they aren’t racist. The flag is in our history, and shouldn’t be seen as a racist. The second editorial talks about removing the flag in general after the shooting in Charleston. It claims that it should be taken because

the shooter had it around his neck at the time of the shooting. These editorials talk about two different things. One is about racism, and the other is about the shooting in Charleston. Take a look at the first editorial, and it makes a bigger claim because of different opinions from others. The examples they provide talks about how they aren’t a racist, but people are saying that they are because they support the confederate flag. They say it is a part of history that is taught in school, and has nothing to do with slavery. The second editorial doesn’t provide much examples. All it talks about is the shooting in Charleston. On this topic the first editorial provided more details on why it isn’t racist to show the confederate flag to the public. The public is upset to see that the flag is still up because of the shooting in Charleston. Dylann went into a church and specifically only killed African Americans. That’s why the first editorial is talking more about racism because the second editorial is claiming that the flag is a sign of racism while the first editorial is claiming it is not.
Another point on the first editorial talks about the symbol of the confederate flag, and how it is a bad time to have that flag out right now because of the Charleston shooting. The second editorial points out that the flag should be gone. The first editorial claims that it is just a flag, and shouldn’t be shot down because of what the shooter did in that shooting. The first editorial still has an advantage over the second editorial. It provides so much more information than the second editorial. Its strong points are created by the examples they provide. The second editorial makes a bold statement that says the confederate flag is a symbol of hate, and it compares the Ku Klux Klan. That is a very big statement for the confederate flag. It says that the confederate flag is sending the wrong message, and it should be taken down. This is a pretty strong statement by the second editorial, but the first still is ahead because of all the examples given in the editorial.
Finally, the last comparison on these two editorials.

The first editorial talks more about the Civil War compared to the second editorial. The second editorial talks about the southerners more, and how the confederate flag is the symbol of the south. The first editorial speaks on the Civil War, and how it is a part of history. The soldiers were dying for that flag, and shouldn’t be treated like this. The second editorial speaks more on how it should be removed because that history is bad to learn about. The first editorial has more evidence than the second editorial. The second editorial just make claims, and nothing to back it up. The argument is weaker than the first editorial. While the first editorial make claims, and backs it up with real facts that happened during the Civil War. The first editorial has a stronger argument than the second editorial. The points of the first editorial makes sense, and has proof behind it. While the second editorial doesn’t have that much

evidence.
These two editorials are alike in one way they talk about the shooting in Charleston, and how it makes the nation not like the confederate flag right now. The first editorial briefly talks about the shooting in Charleston. It claims that it is wrong for him to do that, but those flying the flag around shouldn’t be called racist. This one talks more about how it deals more with racism then the flag itself. The second editorial they talk about the shooting a lot, and how it was a good idea for the confederate flag to go down. The editorial gives a fact about Governor Nikki Haley of South Carolina acted on the shooting of Charleston, and a lot of people were upset of the confederate flag still being up. The shooter Dylann Roof was shown waving the flag around in a video before the shooting. This issue of taking down the confederate flag has been going on for quite some time. South Carolina has confederate flags up in the courthouse, and people wanted to take it down. The mayor of Charleston claims that the flag is a symbol of racism. The second article talked more about the shooting in Charleston than the first editorial.
These two editorial talk about the Civil War, and how this flag was a different symbol then compared to now. The first editorial talks about the Civil War in a different way than the second editorial. This one talks about how many died for the flag, and shouldn’t be called racist because they think the flag stands for something else. The second editorial talks about the Civil War briefly. It talks about how the flag was a different symbol then compared to now. The flag then showed freedom, but right now with the shooting people are not too happy with the flag being up, and flown at the capitol. The second editorial goes into more detail with a little history lesson. The flag was up in display in the South Carolina State House in the 1930s. The first editorial made more claims than the second editorial. The first editorial also gives a little history lesson with the Civil War.
Lastly, both of the editorials talk about how it was wrong when Dylann Roof the shooter in the Charleston shooting. That shouldn’t be how the flag is treated. That’s why some people are upset about people supporting the flag because they saw Dylann do a horrible crime. These editorials agree that it was wrong, but the first editorial says that they shouldn’t be called racist for supporting the confederate flag being flown. The first editorial says that they support the flag because of the shooting, but on the past and how it was symbolize. Once again we see that the second editorial does a good job on providing examples. The two editorials talk go into depth about how the confederate flag was used during the Civil War. The editorials both agree that the Civil War confederate flag has a different symbol during that time, and now. The editorials agree on the flag being removed for the time being. A republican changed his views on the flags and wants it remove now because of the shooting. The republican is calling for the flag to be removed because of the symbol they show now after the shooting. The first editorial talks about how the symbol of the flag is not good right now definitely after the shooting. They both agree in the way the flag is being downed upon right now.
To conclude the first editorial made more key points in this argument. While the second editorial had more statistics, and things to prove how the flag is a symbol of hatred. The first editorial is just saying they shouldn’t be called racist for flying the flag around. Both of the editorials have good key points in their arguments. The first editorial had more feelings involved because they provided more examples of real human beings, and how they felt about the confederate flag. The second editorial was more informal with its argument. They both had pretty big things in common. For example like the shooting in Charleston, and how it is not a good symbol for the confederate flag right now. These editorials both made good points, but the first editorial will have more people leaning towards that editorial.