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In reply to the discussion: Confederate sympathizer named college prez, students rebel [View all]TexasTowelie
(111,938 posts)The only times that I've seen Confederate flags were at Six Flags over Texas in Arlington, pictures of TEA party rallies, a cemetery site where Confederate soldiers are buried near Brenham, a couple of Dodge Chargers painted to resemble the General Lee from the Dukes of Hazzard and decals on the back of a pickup truck about every other month. I associate the General Lee replicas and the decal sightings as a mark of rebelliousness more than an association with the Confederacy. However, with all of those instances I don't think that constitutes seeing them all over the South.
In the past couple of years I've actually seen more Lyndon LaRouche signs than Confederate flags.
I don't doubt the accuracy of Ken Burns report. However, when I was a regular church attendee I didn't know anybody that would have asked a question of that nature or make anyone feel threatened. I can only speak for Texas, but in the larger cities there is not a pro-slavery attitude that is prevalent. The racism around the DFW area is directed more towards Muslims than to blacks or Hispanics.