Dude, I think you need to watch the news now and then. For the past three years we've been going through a fight to have the Confederate flag and the battle flag removed from all state buildings, monuments, etc.
There are a few million black folks that are still kind of pissed about it.
Me, I think people should try separate their symbols from their reality. It's just a flag. By that same token, I have no problem with burning the U.S. flag. I won't, but it's just a flag, after all.
-tAE-