--- title: "9 Confederate Flags Quotes by 7 authors" description: "Browse 9 Confederate Flags quotes by 7 authors. Discover the best Confederate Flags sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/043/jesmyn-ward-1426_confederate_i-live-in-the-south-there-are-confederat_341965.png" --- > [I live in the South; there are Confederate flags everywhere.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jesmyn-ward/i-live-in-the-south-there-are-confederate-flags-everywhere/) [Jesmyn Ward](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jesmyn-ward/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/043/jesmyn-ward-1426_confederate_i-live-in-the-south-there-are-confederat_341965.png) > [My dad was a cop, you know, and I grew up three houses down from people who used Confederate flags as curtains.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dee-rees/my-dad-was-a-cop-you-know-and-i-grew-up-three-houses-down-from-people/) [Dee Rees](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dee-rees/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aca/dee-rees-4528_confederate_my-dad-was-a-cop-you-know-and-i-grew-up_1996538.png) > [I still want to be the candidate for guys with Confederate flags in their pickup trucks.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/howard-dean/i-still-want-to-be-the-candidate-for-guys-with-confederate-flags-in/) [Howard Dean](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/howard-dean/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/493/howard-dean-3196_candidates_i-still-want-to-be-the-candidate-for-guy_1419839.jpg) > [I still want to be the candidate for guys with Confederate flags in their pickup trucks. We can't beat George Bush unless…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/howard-dean/i-still-want-to-be-the-candidate-for-guys-with-confederate-flags-in-2/) [Howard Dean](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/howard-dean/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1bc/howard-dean-3196_appeal_i-still-want-to-be-the-candidate-for-guy_2319194.jpg) > [No one should feel uncomfortable when they come to a NASCAR race, so it starts with Confederate flags. Get them out of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bubba-wallace/no-one-should-feel-uncomfortable-when-they-come-to-a-nascar-race-so/) [Bubba Wallace](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bubba-wallace/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d51/bubba-wallace-5632_come_no-one-should-feel-uncomfortable-when-th_1690877.jpg) > [Now, that doesn't mean that individuals can't have Confederate flags on their property. They have the right to do that. But again,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-luther-king-iii/now-that-doesn-t-mean-that-individuals-can-t-have-confederate-flags/) [Martin Luther King III](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-luther-king-iii/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a5f/martin-luther-king-iii-5061_again_now-that-doesn-t-mean-that-individuals-c_617596.png) > [NASCAR - everybody thinks redneck, Confederate flags, racists. And I hate it. I hate it because I know NASCAR is so much…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bubba-wallace/nascar-everybody-thinks-redneck-confederate-flags-racists-and-i-hate/) [Bubba Wallace](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bubba-wallace/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/27f/bubba-wallace-5632_confederate-flag_nascar-everybody-thinks-redneck-confeder_2223051.jpg) > [I'm from Anderson, S.C., but I grew up in the South. So I know what it is to ride to school and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chadwick-boseman/i-m-from-anderson-s-c-but-i-grew-up-in-the-south-so-i-know-what-it-is/) [Chadwick Boseman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chadwick-boseman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/70c/chadwick-boseman-8202_confederate_i-m-from-anderson-s-c-but-i-grew-up-in-t_804868.jpg) > [“When Ben unfurls the T-shirts, there are two small problems. First, it turns out that a large T-shirt in a Georgia gas…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-green/when-ben-unfurls-the-t-shirts-there-are-two-small-problems-first-it/) [John Green](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-green/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/000/john-green-12_confederate-flag_when-ben-unfurls-the-t-shirts-there-are_370140.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/confederate-flags/#itemlist", "name": "Confederate Flags Quotes", "numberOfItems": 9, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I live in the South; there are Confederate flags everywhere.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Jesmyn Ward" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jesmyn-ward/i-live-in-the-south-there-are-confederate-flags-everywhere/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/043/jesmyn-ward-1426_confederate_i-live-in-the-south-there-are-confederat_341965.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/043/jesmyn-ward-1426_confederate_i-live-in-the-south-there-are-confederat_341965.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/043/jesmyn-ward-1426_confederate_i-live-in-the-south-there-are-confederat_341965.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I live in the South; there are Confederate flags everywhere.” — Jesmyn Ward", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "My dad was a cop, you know, and I grew up three houses down from people who used Confederate flags as curtains.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Dee Rees" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dee-rees/my-dad-was-a-cop-you-know-and-i-grew-up-three-houses-down-from-people/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aca/dee-rees-4528_confederate_my-dad-was-a-cop-you-know-and-i-grew-up_1996538.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aca/dee-rees-4528_confederate_my-dad-was-a-cop-you-know-and-i-grew-up_1996538.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aca/dee-rees-4528_confederate_my-dad-was-a-cop-you-know-and-i-grew-up_1996538.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“My dad was a cop, you know, and I grew up three houses down from people who used Confederate flags as…” — Dee Rees", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I still want to be the candidate for guys with Confederate flags in their pickup trucks.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Howard Dean" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/howard-dean/i-still-want-to-be-the-candidate-for-guys-with-confederate-flags-in/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/493/howard-dean-3196_candidates_i-still-want-to-be-the-candidate-for-guy_1419839.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/493/howard-dean-3196_candidates_i-still-want-to-be-the-candidate-for-guy_1419839.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/493/howard-dean-3196_candidates_i-still-want-to-be-the-candidate-for-guy_1419839.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I still want to be the candidate for guys with Confederate flags in their pickup trucks.” — Howard Dean", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I still want to be the candidate for guys with Confederate flags in their pickup trucks. 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But again, it represents something that is not unifying.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Martin Luther King III" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-luther-king-iii/now-that-doesn-t-mean-that-individuals-can-t-have-confederate-flags/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a5f/martin-luther-king-iii-5061_again_now-that-doesn-t-mean-that-individuals-c_617596.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a5f/martin-luther-king-iii-5061_again_now-that-doesn-t-mean-that-individuals-c_617596.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a5f/martin-luther-king-iii-5061_again_now-that-doesn-t-mean-that-individuals-c_617596.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Now, that doesn't mean that individuals can't have Confederate flags on their property. 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I hate it because I know NASCAR is so much more.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Bubba Wallace" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bubba-wallace/nascar-everybody-thinks-redneck-confederate-flags-racists-and-i-hate/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/27f/bubba-wallace-5632_confederate-flag_nascar-everybody-thinks-redneck-confeder_2223051.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/27f/bubba-wallace-5632_confederate-flag_nascar-everybody-thinks-redneck-confeder_2223051.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/27f/bubba-wallace-5632_confederate-flag_nascar-everybody-thinks-redneck-confeder_2223051.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“NASCAR - everybody thinks redneck, Confederate flags, racists. And I hate it. 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I've been stopped by police for no reason.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Chadwick Boseman" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chadwick-boseman/i-m-from-anderson-s-c-but-i-grew-up-in-the-south-so-i-know-what-it-is/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/70c/chadwick-boseman-8202_confederate_i-m-from-anderson-s-c-but-i-grew-up-in-t_804868.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/70c/chadwick-boseman-8202_confederate_i-m-from-anderson-s-c-but-i-grew-up-in-t_804868.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/70c/chadwick-boseman-8202_confederate_i-m-from-anderson-s-c-but-i-grew-up-in-t_804868.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I'm from Anderson, S.C., but I grew up in the South. 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Printed over the flag are the words HERITAGE NOT HATE. \"Oh no you didn't,\" Radar says when I show him why we're laughing. \"Ben Starling, you better not have bought your token black friend a racist shirt.\" \"I just grabbed the first shirts I saw, bro.\" \"Don't bro me right now,\" Radar says, but he's shaking his head and laughing. 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