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Why This Black Defender of the Confederate Flag Says Slavery was โ€˜a Choiceโ€™

(The Washington Post) โ€“ For many Americans, the Confederate battle flag is an unmistakable symbol of slavery and oppression. But for Karen Cooper, a black woman who was born in New York but later settled in Virginia, the flag embodies something else entirely. โ€œI actually think that it represents freedom,โ€ the ardent tea party supporter […]

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