Lea: Decision to ban Confederate flags puts NASCAR on right side of hurtful history

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For a lot of people, the cruel act of slavery almost didn’t exist to them. It was so far away that they feel no responsibility for it, even if they proudly fly a flag of a fledgling country that never got off the ground, whose intent was to base their economy on African slave labor.

That’s the disconnect between my discomfort and the “pride” of others. …read more

Source:: WRAL

Author: Cliff Barnes

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