Thus, I explain my resignation now. Raquel Torres is a sophomore business major from Cali, Colombia. It is difficult for anyone who has never lived in the South to realize how much pride people have in their traditions and gentility. There is also animosity toward minorities. The South is different in its customs and its attitudes.
Old cultures die hard.
Southern historian B.D. Patterson said the flag flown in South Carolina is not one normally flown over a building. In a recent Fort Worth Star-Telegram column, he said the flag flown in South Carolina is the type usually carried by military troops in battle. Flying the Confederate battle flag in the South keeps distasteful memories alive and can cause other hate crimes to occur. The flag has become a symbol of bigotry and causes many people to resent it. The flag represents hostility toward people of color.