[Ads-l] "nuance"?

James Landau 00000c13e57d49b8-dmarc-request at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU
Wed Jul 12 17:22:57 UTC 2023


https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2023/7/10/2180317/-Minnesota-has-a-Confederate-flag-but-for-the-right-reasons?detail=emaildkre&pm_source=DKRE&pm_medium=email



 <quote>...Black Lives Matter movement forced a new reckoning over the racist symbol [the Confederate battle flag]. It is no longer publicly displayed, as this era lacks the nuance to place it in its proper context. <end quote>


PS.  I am pleased to report that it has been a long time since I have heard or read anyone incorrectly refer to the Confederate battle flag as the "Stars and Bars" (a totally different flag)

James Landau
jjjrlandau at netscape.com

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