The South had a right to secede | Letters
Hereâs what readers are saying in Tuesdayâs letters to the editor.
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Published May 11
| Editorial, May 9
Being a Southerner through-and-through, and having lived in Florida for 16 years, I must say that I am completely unaware of the birth dates of Robert E. Lee and Jefferson Davis. I had no idea their birthdays are legal holidays in Florida, nor does anyone I asked. This makes me wonder why an entire editorial was written about drawing a line through these references in state law. I do not understand the issues taken with the Confederate battle flag. Itâs a flag. It represents the Confederacy, it does