I see the Confederate flag primarily evoking three topics: states rights, slavery, and racism. All three were at stake with the Civil war. However, Mississippi'

I see the Confederate flag primarily evoking three topics: states rights, slavery, and racism. All three were at stake with the Civil war. However, Mississippi's Declaration of Secession shows how racism, not just the "institution of slavery", was at the forefront of their desire to leave the Union. From their declaration, Mississippi probably wouldn't have been as/too upset about losing Irish slaves.