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Letter: Flag is not a feature of Southern heritage

TO THE EDITOR:

How would Americans feel if a government office flew the Nazi flag because they like it or it symbolizes their German heritage? I wager the uproar would be deafening.

To those of color, the Confederate flag symbolizes a society that much like Nazi Germany. The number of slaves and people of color who were murdered during slavery and afterward is not accurately recorded — it is countless, no doubt.

The states that succeeded from the United States committed treason. Why should we honor either one of these?

I am part Native American and have been discriminated against and am from Chapel Hill and have always found the flag offensive.

Kathy Morgan

Continuing Education Office

The Friday Center

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