SAGE News Clips: The Confederate Flag as a SymbolDescription: The display of flags bearing Confederate imagery is a contentious issue across the South. In Alabama, the governor removed Confederate flags from Capitol grounds, the issue is unsettled in South Carolina. Bipartisan support for changing the state flag in Mississippi echoes the controversy in Georgia in 2003, where state officials adopted a new state flag. Seen by detractors as a symbol of aggression and hate against African Americans, some White Southerners insist the Confederate imagery in the flag represents an important piece of Southern history.Click on the above link to access the Interactive eBook. Once you've signed in, scroll to page 218 and watch the video. When you've finished watching the video, come back to the test
and answer the following questions:Cultural symbols of the Confederacy remain contentious. What is true of culture and racism in the United States?
A. Sociologists have found clear evidence that whites are losing their ability to represent white culture.
B. Racism today is less cultural and more a matter of physical domination of minorities by the state.
C. Racism is woven into multiple dimensions of American culture and some racist frames are even adopted by nonwhite groups.
D. Racism occurs in the culture because whites are not considered a racial group.
Answer: C
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