Mr. Decker obviously forgot to study the real meaning of the "Civil War"  It was not about slavery, It was about "State's Rights".  The sub-issue was slavery as observed in the Emancipation Proclamation in which slaves were freed only in the states considered part of the Confederacy (an executive order with no authority).  Northern state kept their slaves,  While the other actions of these students shame the true meaning of the "Stars and Bars" please do not confuse the symbol to represent racism.  Even Alaska has had "states rights issues with days of considering leaving the U.S. "Maybe Joe was Right"  State's Rights under the Constitution of the United States must prevail for a Democratic Republic to exist. Please find and  take a CLE course on the issue, it will be enlightening.