As a lifelong southerner and descendant of Rebel soldiers, I am ashamed of the Confederate flag and what it represents. My ancestors were not slaveholders. They were poor farmers fighting a rich man’s war. I am not ashamed of being a Southerner. I am proud of civil rights achievements of my state.

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My granddaughter is trans. Although she is in school in California, I worry about her coming home to Alabama. Thank you for this article.