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Living with Flagaphobia

After September 11th, we started flying the American flag outside our home. Not anymore.

The trifecta: American, Trump, and Confederate flags on display in Surf City, NC. Source: The Author

When we moved from New Jersey to North Carolina in 2012, my wife and I knew our family of four was in for a cultural shock. Since we both were raised in Arkansas, we were no strangers to the South. I grew up during the last gasps of Jim Crow…