No issue is, ahem, just black and white. Actually living in the south, there is still a generational memory of being invaded and occupied. There are still cem

No issue is, ahem, just black and white. Actually living in the south, there is still a generational memory of being invaded and occupied. There are still cemeteries where the graves are unknown as the bodies and headstones were thrown aside when union troops dug up corpses to rob jewelry. There are still ruins, largely in remote areas and parks, where people's homes and businesses were put to the torch as part of an inhuman scorched earth policy. These events are older than anyone alive's grandparent's memory, but emotions surrounding the confederacy are tied up into a lot more than slavery. That an elected Republic was overthrown by an invasion, much like if the American Revolution had been quashed by the British. It's rare to find someone who truly wants to resurrect these issues, but self-righteous attitudes rub people the wrong way.