When the Yankees Invaded America

[Smitty]

Obviously, most Southern Blacks do not support the Confederate flag and certainly do not have fond memories of the Confederacy.

But there are a minority of Southern Blacks who do celebrate the Confederate flag and join Confederate pride groups, out of regional pride. Southern Blacks are still very proud to be Southern.

The South is really a separate culture from the rest of the United States. Despite racial tensions, Southern Whites and Blacks have more in common with each other than they do with say, a White person from California.

From what I've heard, Southern blacks are very different from the ones we have up here. They sound more traditional and connected to their roots, as opposed to the ghetto blacks in urban areas.

[Isleño]

Obviously, most Southern Blacks do not support the Confederate flag and certainly do not have fond memories of the Confederacy.

But there are a minority of Southern Blacks who do celebrate the Confederate flag and join Confederate pride groups, out of regional pride. Southern Blacks are still very proud to be Southern.

The South is really a separate culture from the rest of the United States. Despite racial tensions, Southern Whites and Blacks have more in common with each other than they do with say, a White person from California.

Yes, true. Culture bonds us. I definitely have more in common with a southern black person than anyone my race in California or Ny. That's why when I go to the north, I can't find a southern food joint, I find a soul food joint, because soul food is just basic southern food that we all eat and cook down south, created by three ethnic groups: whites, blacks and Amerindians.

But some southern foods have migrated out of the south and other parts of the country eat our foods like barbecue and fried chicken.

[zhaoyun]

From what I've heard, Southern blacks are very different from the ones we have up here. They sound more traditional and connected to their roots, as opposed to the ghetto blacks in urban areas.

Certainly. I've known a lot of Southern Blacks, many are very traditional. There are ghetto ones, but even the ones who are trashy, don't seem to be as mean spirited as the Ghetto Black people in the inner cities.

A lot of Southern Black people are church going people, who take care of their houses, have pride and are warm, friendly people.

[Argentano]

When Southern Blacks don the Confederate colors, they don't do it thinking they are serving their masters, they do it out of regional pride. It's complicated.

yeah i wasnt talkig about blacks

[Smitty]

Certainly. I've known a lot of Southern Blacks, many are very traditional. There are ghetto ones, but even the ones who are trashy, don't seem to be as mean spirited as the Ghetto Black people in the inner cities.

A lot of Southern Black people are church going people, who take care of their houses, have pride and are warm, friendly people.

See, I wouldn't mind these people. I can really appreciate that culture. It's the ghetto ones that can really give a body a bad impression of African Americans.

[Isleño]

Yep. I've seen it with my own eyes. They do it out of regional pride.

Yes, it's just out of southern pride. That's all anyone uses it for down here. It's just liberals and most blacks that think otherwise. I don't usually flaunt the rebel flag, but I don't see a problem with it. Mississippi is the last state with the rebel flag in the state flag. And they voted to keep it. Both whites and blacks in Mississippi voted to keep it. The rebel flag used to be in a couple state flags down south, but were removed in the name of political correctness.

Get this, New Orleans removed the names of over 20 local historic whites (including white Creoles like Gayarré, Beauregard and de Boré) from schools and replaced them with black names. It was political correctness again. Saying they had ties to the confederacy or slavery. But damn, wtf. What they gonna do, tear down half of New Orleans cuz they had slave quarters on the backs of large houses? It's ridiculous.

[Isleño]

well, it sounds nuts, but its true that most soliders are proud of fighting to make their masters rich, which isnt so different right?

There were many that were more like family than slaves. There are stories down here in Louisiana that many slaves were treated fairly and was like part of the family almost. Not all slaves were treated poorly. So many fought for the south proudly. And those blacks that take pride do it because their ancestors fought bravely.

[Isleño]

When Southern Blacks don the Confederate colors, they don't do it thinking they are serving their masters, they do it out of regional pride. It's complicated.

That's 100% correct. They take pride in being southern.

[Isleño]

From what I've heard, Southern blacks are very different from the ones we have up here. They sound more traditional and connected to their roots, as opposed to the ghetto blacks in urban areas.

Could be possible. Blacks up north don't have roots there and their culture is a spinoff of Southern culture but with northern flavor.

[Isleño]

Certainly. I've known a lot of Southern Blacks, many are very traditional. There are ghetto ones, but even the ones who are trashy, don't seem to be as mean spirited as the Ghetto Black people in the inner cities.

A lot of Southern Black people are church going people, who take care of their houses, have pride and are warm, friendly people.

Thats mainly rural blacks like that down here. In the cities they are ghetto as hell. New Orleans blacks, OMG shoot'em up bang bang. Lol. My friends dad is from the city, but white flighted out to the suburbs back in the 70's and his old white neighborhood where he grew is black now and dangerous as hell and he refers to it as "uzi land"