Mazie , as a Confederate-American, I feel qualified to weigh in on the Confederate Flag issue. First, a symbol is not responsible for all of those who use it. But that doesn't mean that everyone who displays the symbol adheres to KKK or Nazi dogma. The KKK also uses the Christian cross as a symbol - but that hardly makes the cross a symbol of racism and hate. It cannot be forced away.
Force turns cultural differences into hateful differences.
That applies as surely to forced removal of a revered symbol of heritage as it does to forced seating at the back of the bus. The Flag is my contribution to cultural diversity. There is a new hero in Washington. Over the years there have been many crusaders in Washington. Generally disliked by all, they are grudgingly accepted only if they survive long enough to learn the pecking order.