The Confederate flag isn't what you think it is, according to actual facts

 By 
Andrea Romano
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Oddly enough, history can be a little tricky when it comes to actual facts.

YouTuber CGP Grey explains the history of the controversial flag and its misattributed past. As it turns out, the age-old banner of the South during the American Civil War was never actually an official flag of the Confederacy.

So maybe all this debate is a moot point considering it is widely considered to be a modern-day symbol of racism.

The more you know.

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