The South must rise, again!

(Special to The Dallas Examiner) – The South will rise again! Simply typing the phrase resurrects memories of my days at Southern Methodist University, staring at the two-story tall confederate flag hanging from the roof of the Kappa Alpha house during Old South Week and watching the KA’s yell that old rallying cry from the steps of the Umphrey Lee Student Center. It takes me back to being an 18-year-old sophomore standing with 19 of my peers and shutting down that racist celebration forever. My blood roils because “The South will rise again” is the well-worn battle cry of white supremacists still longing for a day when people of color are again permanently relegated to inferior status. But bear with me. Related Stories The South must, indeed, rise again. I refer not to the treasonous slave-holding states of the Confederacy, but to the vast, diverse communities of Southern Dallas: Oak Cliff, South Dallas, Pleasant Grove and Mountain Creek, comprised of all the little city of Dallas neighborhoods that lie south of Interstate-30. These, the most topographically beautiful areas of this city, have been systematically relegated to second-class status for decades, for generations. The treatment of southern Dallas perfectly illustrates the...