Confederate Flags Taken Down from Ft. Sumter

[B2G]

Uh, isn't this a essentially a museum?

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Charleston, SC (WLTX) - The historic site where the first shots of the Civil War were fired is no longer flying versions of the Confederate flag above it.

The U.S. National Park Service ordered all flags to be taken down at Ft. Sumter in Charleston except for the American flag.

The banners that were removed are neither the traditional Confederate flag that's most typically displayed by individuals, nor is it the battle flag version that currently flies in front of the South Carolina State House. Instead, the flags were the less frequently seen national flags of the Confederacy.

The park service also took down the South Carolina state flag.

http://www.wcnc.com/story/news/local/regional/2015/06/29/confederate-flags-taken-down-from-fort-sumter/29496035/

[shraby]

1. Museums I'm familiar with fly the United States flag on their poles.

Not essentially what would be a foreign flag, which the confederate flag(s) were.

[Historic NY]

3. In this case they would probably fly it only for special events....

even F&I, Revolutionary War & 1812 sites don't fly the British flag, French or Canadian Flags 24/7.

[B2G]

4. Why take down the SC flag? nt

[madokie]

2. I say burn them all

be done with it

[B2G]

5. I'm generally not into burning things I disagree with. nt

[madokie]

6. Thats ok too

I say lets be done with it.

[LanternWaste]

7. I'm generally not into pretending museums fly flags as historical artifacts

I'm generally not into the pretense that museums fly flags as historical artifacts rather than displaying them in sealed, archival cases designed for preservation (y'know... the stuff that museums actually do).

Unless of course, one believes the Smithsonian should display the British flag at full staff-- as the region was captured by the British in 1813.

[B2G]

8. And you are certainly entitled to your opinion

As am I.

[Lizzie Poppet]

9. Excellent point.

Flying it for specific re-enactments is one thing. Flying it as general SOP is another.