Alabamian and Civil Rights attorney Temple Trueblood took to Facebook Thursday to share her thoughts on how, and why, the media has targeted the Confederate battle flag in the wake of the Charleston shooting.
Her brilliant insight is already going viral, with thousands of shares from her personal Facebook page.
Without further ado:
Read on!I’m a Southerner. I’m a civil rights lawyer. I’ve stayed out of this fray and, to be honest, I’m really tired of the whole media frenzy.With that said–taking out soapbox…pontificating….The media did not get what it wanted from the South as a result of the Charleston tragedy. The good people of Charleston did not riot, did not engage in hateful shenanigans and did not provide the racist fueled fodder for their 24 hour-a-day headlines.Poor, poor media–no Ferguson, no Trayvon Martin, no Oscar Grants. Instead, the good people of Charleston and of South Carolina unified and came together–all races, all creeds. They marched hand in hand to pay respect to the poor souls lost and to strengthen their community.In short–they did what Southerners do. They put their faith forward and did the right thing ‘cause their mommas raised them right.So, what are they left to do? Well, the Confederate flag seems like a fine substitute–and it worked.Now, don’t get me wrong; I don’t think the Confederate flag has any place flying over any governmental building for several reasons:
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