"Mosby, Rhett, Davis, Stephens, and other Confederates had no difficulty conceding what their descendants go to enormous lengths to deny, that the raison d'être of the Confederacy was the defense of slavery. It follows that, as the paramount symbol of the Confederate nation and as the flag of the armies that kept the nation alive, the St. Andrew's cross is inherently associated with slavery. This conclusion is valid whether or not secession was constitutional. It is valid whether or not most southern soldiers consciously fought to preserve slavery. It is valid even though racism and segregation prevailed among nineteenth-century white northerners."
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Democratic Party (United States) politiciansMembers of the United States House of RepresentativesWhig Party (United States) politiciansGovernors of GeorgiaConfederates
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John M. Coski, The Confederate Battle Flag: America's Most Embattled Emblem (2006).
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