So, Extra Stout, you just put it all in a convenient nutshell for us....

It doesn't take much research to discover thatblack slavery was the issue behind the war

This tells me that you think the white slavery that was going on in the north is acceptable?

As for your ridiculous statement:

If Mississippi wants to continue under that symbol, thats O.K., as long as we all know what it stands for.

I know what that symbol means to me, and it is NOT slavery. It is the right of individuals as opposed to the oppression of government which we 'enjoy' today. Long may it wave!!!