Banning The Confederate Flag On Campus - 916 Words

Students at Castleton University, a liberal arts college in Vermont, have begun to voice their concerns over the use of the Confederate flag on campus. Currently, the university does not have a policy on the flag and some students feel that there should be one implemented. The article references the flag being prevalent on campus as a material creation; seen in windows, laptops, and bumper stickers. The displaying of the flag is a behavior. Some students find the flag offensive and inappropriate; while others believe that the flag is an expression of constitutional rights and is a historical symbol. Cultures mentioned in the article within the college culture are African American culture, southern culture, and United States culture as a whole. Though no Caucasians were featured in the article, I believe it’s worth noting that the school has â€Å"a white population of 87.9 percent†. Like many college campuses, Castleton is a fairly heterogeneous community where many different subcultures have their own beliefs and values. The pattern of the flag as a symbol is not cut and dry. The flag that we know as the Confederate Flag today was actually never the Confederate Army’s official flag. It was the Confederate battle flag of Northern Virginia. It is now a part of the culture and history of the United States. The meaning of the flag is dynamic. It has changed over time. The meaning of the flag is not shared. Its meaning varies from a simple historical material creation to aShow MoreRelatedThe Battle Of The Confederate Flag At The University Of Mississippi1371 Words   |  6 Pagesamount of fanfare over racially divisive traditions. The majority of these traditions are due to the geographical location of the university and its support of the confederate army during the Civil War. This essentially married the university to symbols of the confederacy in the form of traditions, including the presence of the confederate flag at football games, the Colonel Reb mascot, and the singing of â€Å"From Dixi e with Love† (Waldron). The University of Mississippi’s (Ole Miss) traditions are perceivedRead MoreThe Battle Of The Confederate Flag1719 Words   |  7 PagesThe confederate flag has been a symbol of power that has caused oppression throughout its existence, but recently, more than ever, it has come under fire due to its association with racism. In June of 2015, Dylann Roof executed nine people inside of a Black church in South Carolina. As the media began to dig into this homegrown terrorist s background, they uncovered symbols that he attached his ideologies to. One prominent symbol was the confederate flag. In the immediate following weeks there wereRead MoreLogical Reasoning189930 Words   |  760 Pagessays, The new flag I designed has red and white stripes with thirteen stars, is she explaining the flag? No, she is just describing it. She is not explaining where the flag came from or what motivated her to make it. She isn’t talking about causes. Nor is she arguing about the flag. However, if Betsy Ross says something a little more elaborate, such as The new flag I designed has red and white stripes with thirteen stars for the thirteen new states, she is describing the flag and also explaining