Скачать или смотреть American Civil War flag offends many as symbol of slavery

Held for nine murders in Charleston, South Carolina, Dylann Roof has also fired up passions in the United States over the flying of a southern battle flag.

It dates from Civil War America's Confederate States, whose cornerstone was "that the Negro is not equal to the white man" -- in the words of 1861 Confederate Vice President Alexander Stephens.

The Southern cross -- a dark blue saltire studded with 13 white stars, against a red background -- may be a symbol of pride to many, but to protes…
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