The Confederate Flag: Racism or Hertiage?

Contrary to the history today the civil war was not fought to free the slaves, and the south did not fight to keep the slaves. The people that use the flag today are not using it for historical reasons, but as an excuse for their biases. The people that despise the flag see it only as a racist image. Robt. E. Lee never owned a slave and hated slavery. U.S. Grant owned slaves. The north fought to prevent the south from leaving the union, and the north fought to prevent this. The people in the confederate army did not own slaves and hated the rich slave owners. They fought because the north invaded their states. No one sees or understands the flag, and its image has lost any hope of returning to its real meaning.