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<blockquote data-quote="Babagounj" data-source="post: 1703107" data-attributes="member: 12952">Brazilian Town Proudly Flies the Confederate Battle FlagWhile the latest media-driven culture-war frenzy leaves America doubled over in agony about the Confederate battle flag, the path of tolerance and historical memory is much easier in the Brazilian town of Santa Barbara D’Oeste, where regular events bring together descendants of some ten thousand Confederates, seven generations removed, for what the <a href="http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-33245800" target="_blank">BBC</a> describes as “a sort of family reunion.”Brazilians living in Santa Barbara D’Oeste “still maintain strong ties to Southern culture,” according to Levine, viewing themselves as “ethnically American to some degree” and waving the Confederate flag as a symbol of pride during their festivals, which are held several times each year, in much the same way Irish flags are waved on St. Patrick’s Day.The result is a smooth blend of ethnic and cultural assimilation, including an inter-generational mix of white Southerners and Brazilians, dancing in period uniforms and dresses. “A lot of people who are descendants of these confederates have African blood as well, so you’ll see at the party people with dark skin waving the Confederate flag,” said Levine .[MEDIA=youtube]D93o3kItF-E[/MEDIA]</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Babagounj, post: 1703107, member: 12952"] [SIZE=6][B]Brazilian Town Proudly Flies the Confederate Battle Flag[/B][/SIZE] [SIZE=6][B]While the latest media-driven culture-war frenzy leaves America doubled over in agony about the Confederate battle flag, the path of tolerance and historical memory is much easier in the Brazilian town of Santa Barbara D’Oeste, where regular events bring together descendants of some ten thousand Confederates, seven generations removed, for what the [URL='http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-33245800']BBC[/URL] describes as “a sort of family reunion.”[/B] [B]Brazilians living in Santa Barbara D’Oeste “still maintain strong ties to Southern culture,” according to Levine, viewing themselves as “ethnically American to some degree” and waving the Confederate flag as a symbol of pride during their festivals, which are held several times each year, in much the same way Irish flags are waved on St. Patrick’s Day.[/B] [B]The result is a smooth blend of ethnic and cultural assimilation, including an inter-generational mix of white Southerners and Brazilians, dancing in period uniforms and dresses. “A lot of people who are descendants of these confederates have African blood as well, so you’ll see at the party people with dark skin waving the Confederate flag,” said Levine .[/B] [B][MEDIA=youtube]D93o3kItF-E[/MEDIA][/B][/SIZE] [/QUOTE]

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