<< Now Jerry that is an interesting fact to learn. I am not opposed to a discussion but sometimes it gets old to see so many people get their blood pressure up over a thing we cannot change. >> Well, you know, if more people were willing to listen to the FACTS about the War of Northern Aggression ... maybe we wouldn't be having all this tension over the displaying of the Confederate Flag. The Flag does not represent racism as some would like to proclaim through out the world ... but for me, it does wave as a memorial to my ancestors who died and gave their lives for their belief in states' rights, which by the way, I believe were endowed at the time of annexation into the United States. By holding on to the attitude that we should not discuss things that are uncomfortable, we encourage a lack of tolerance and understanding. To see the Confederate Flag as a racist symbol and the War of Northern Aggression as a slavery issue, only perpetuates that belief. For example, if one knew what percentage of the men who fought and died in that War were actually slave owners ... one would think again about their motivation ... why fight and die for a cause of slavey ... when you didn't have the money to own any? That's because the issue was NOT slavery. In my opinion, this subject is very much related to genealogy, and the migration of ancestors in the post war period. I would think that reasonable people would let the list members speak so that those that gain knowledge will have a better understanding ... and if it is not something others would be interested in ... scroll through the messages or use the delete button. Linda in Texas