Confederate Flag..Why should we hide our heritage?

The news today is disgracing the confederate flag, in SC theyre campaign is to get the flag takin down off the memorial. I feel that its a sign of our heritiage. african americans get to display and show and be proud of theyre heritage and hey black history month. Yet when it comes to Southern Pride we are supposed to put our flags away and not have our pride or heritage shown. The confederate flag represents the southern states and southern heritage "old glory" and "dixie". People want to say oh its just for slavery and the flag is worthless. African Americans faught in the confederacy as well, not because they had to but because THEY WANTED TOO! people need to read up and stop putting racist on a southern flag. Yes there are people who fly it for racist but most do not. Judge the person not the flag. And also your ANCESTORS might of been slaves, but YOU are not. STOP ACTTING LIKE YOU WERE! African americans fly the flag as well yep they do believe it.And guess what.HERITAGE not hate!