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Upstate New York

10/24/2021

Flying the Confederate Battle Flag in the North is a Special Sort of Disgrace

by Daniel Koch

Upstate New York was once the most pro-Lincoln and anti-slavery part of the Union. The growing presence of Confederate symbols there insults the region's history and contributions paid in blood for freedom.

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Upstate New York

Flying the Confederate Battle Flag in the North is a Special Sort of Disgrace

by Daniel Koch