Millions of good people died for this symbol:

Most of them were black

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“Some men are only fit to be slaves.”  ~Plato

“This may be true, but I know of no men who are fit to be masters.” ~C.S. Lewis

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(Approximately 400,000 Southerners were killed during the Civil War. Estimates of slave deaths–in transit to or on Southern plantations–range from 20 to 80 million.)