THE REBEL FLAG

[Jimbone]

And then there was that whole "States Rights" thing too which is conveniently left out of EVERY conversation about the Civil War. SC even issued a "Declaration of Causes" along with their "Article of Secessession."

I think supporters of the flag and those who want it taken down should both protest.

It was definitely about 'States Rights' BG. But the main right they were fighting to keep was slavery. There is no real debate to that.

The election of Lincoln and his position on the abolition of slavery pushed the southern states to act. So they seceded from the Union, and the rest as they say is history.