First the Confederate Flag, Now the Fleur de Lis?

by Kim D.

On Friday morning, the Confederate flag will be removed from the statehouse in South Carolina and those who know their history are pointing out a significant fact:

A Democrat Governor, Senate & House raised the confederate flag in South Carolina. A Republican Governor, Senate & House took it down.

— jon gabriel (@exjon) July 9, 2015

The next target may be the flower of the lily, more commonly known as the fleur de lis which is seen just about everywhere you look in New Orleans. It is a symbol of Louisiana's history and was used in the 1700s to brand slaves.

"Code noir, those words are French and mean black code," said slave historian Dr. Ibrahima Seck.

The black code was a set of regulations adopted in Louisiana in 1724 from other French colonies around the world, meant to govern the state's slave population. Seck said those rules included branding slaves with the fleur de lis as punishment for running away.

"He would be taken before a court and the sentence would be being branded on one shoulder and with the fleur de lis, and then they would crop their ears," Seck said.

Seck said if that slave ran away a second time, he or she would be branded again, but with another brutality added. Their hamstrings would be cut.

To him, this symbol only brings sad thoughts.

In these days of politically correct outrage, whoever screams the loudest wins.

ForCryingOutLoud!!! Now they want to ban the fleur de lis???? WTH??? Leftist IDIOTS need to GET A LIFE!!!

— Susan (@VoiceofaPatriot) July 10, 2015

It wouldn't surprise me one bit if this historic symbol predominantly displayed in the Crescent City is targeted next.  If we tear down all the statues and erase all the symbols associated with slavery, will this dark period of American history cease to exist?

The First Lady doesn't think Fleur De Lis's are racist! pic.twitter.com/eE7kcLpEv4

— Matt Dawson (@SaintRPh) July 10, 2015

Hmmmm . . . good point!