I agree that it is a symbol of hatred and prejudice and people displaying the flag are displaying those emotions as well. I also teach my students about how the real confederate veterans laughed at the display of that flag. They said that it looked like you were hanging your suspenders out to dry which it does if you hang it lengthwise. I wish I could document that for you but I guess you will have to trust me on that one. But Clark it is not the northerners whose first thought is to the civil war. I had a new students parent eye me suspiciously when she met me and say "you aren't from around here, are you." I told her "No, but I'm from Canada. We didn't have a dog in that fight." That was good enough for her and we got along fine after that.
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