The Confederate Flag...

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I've done my yard in a rustic style and wanted to put up a Confederate flag to match the time era I'm presenting. There is no hidden meaning or beleif about it, yet a family member advised against it. Why is it that the Confederate flag has come to only represent the dominance of the white race? I know the KKK uses it, but why do they seem to have a monopoly on what the flag stands for? What happened to MY freedom to fly a flag WITHOUT me being taken for a racist? I resent it. But, I don't want my neighbors to become leary of me, so I won't put it up. (I don't think, anyway.) Through history, I have learned about the plights of slavery on the black race. About the lynchings and such. I'm really a bit tired of it all. Even Whoopi Goldberg on the View has mentioned lynching solely with the black race many times to justify the present anger of that race. As if this practice had only been abolished in the last year... Why is it that I never hear certain facts brought up? Like the fact that there were also white slaves and lynching of white people. That many slaves were treated with dignity by their 'masters' and even given portions of land upon gaining their freedom. And what about the tribal leaders who sold their own into slavery to begin with? If Americans, as a unity, are to learn from the past then all sides should be presented. Yet it is extremely taboo to suggest anything other than the black race suffering at the hands of humanity during that period. Unity of people never just 'falls into place'. Whether it's black with whites or husbands with wives, it always takes work to reach and maintain. So why do I feel that the white race has been bending over backwards only to have the black race still be angry? I think it's human nature for most people to be more comfortable with their own race, but this doesn't signify prejudice against other races. While a black person can state they prefer their own race is understood, any white person who makes the same claim is a racist. Why? In my personal experiences, I've felt that Afro-Americans harbor much stronger prejudice against the white race than the other way around. I never heard the words 'n______', or 'spade' or 'co_n' in regards to deflaming the character of another human until I became a camp counselor for inner city children when I was in my teens. It was shocking to hear these young children hurl these tags at each other when they were upset about something. But I also had to question where the heck they learned this behavior at such a young age. So what are we teaching our children? I don't understand this. I don't understand where holding onto an anger will advance anyone, let alone hate. FOR this reason, I must confess that I AM more comfortable with my white race. So what's wrong with that? This does not mean that I am for any race to be dominate over another. I'm not advocating 'White Power' by my admission. If humans didn't move forward, then the Cross could represent the feeding of Christians to lions. Every generation makes it mistakes: man vs. man. I think it's time for ALL of us to try to move forward, to strive for a unity as a people instead of as individual races. But I have to ask myself, who is real holding us back?