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:Mississippi state Senator Kenny Wayne Jones says that African Americans see the Confederate Flag as a consistent symbol "for acts of violence, acts of bigotry, and acts of racial hatred… " In his view, the Confederate flag represents ______, discrimination enshrined in law, public policy, or common practice.
A. genocide
B. prejudice
C. institutional discrimination
D. individual discrimination
Answer: C
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