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As a lot of people know, I am from the Chicago-land area, so I can’t comprehend the southerner’s take on Confederate flags and monuments.

(Before you continue, re-read the previous sentence twice if needed and then consider this is from a different point of view.)

I do know that growing up I was taught of the south’s rebellion that led to our Civil War.

It is great that some people want to remember something terrible from our past. I get it, southern pride.

But whenever I am in the presence of a confederate flag or statue that has become synonymous with slavery, I certainly don’t fe...