The Dixie Flag, Rebel Flag, and Confederate Flag was used in the civil war by the south against the north. The south used this flag to symbolize independence against the north. Most think the south were the only ones who had slave but the north did to; and to make things clear not all slaves were black. Many perceive the flag to be a sign of racism and slavery. The flag's stars represented the number of states in the confederacy. The distance between the starsdecreased as the number of states increased, reaching thirteen when the secessionist factions of Kentucky and Missouri joined in late 1861. There was an issue in our school where one person misunderstood what another student said and then this whole situation was blown out of proportion and it was leading to another student in the same class starting a protest to ban the confederate flag at our school.