As I give this talk, there are more than 700 Confederate monuments standing nationwide.

就在我这个演讲进行时候，全国仍有 700 多座邦联纪念碑。

As a way of fighting back, Frank and Jesse became Confederate guerrillas.

为了反击，弗兰克和杰西加入了邦联游击队。

It is the last state to unstitch the emblem of the Confederacy from official regalia.

这是最后一个从官方徽章上移除邦联徽章州。

The delegates, they said, did not have the right to throw the Articles away.

他们说，代表们没有权利废除《邦联条例》。

Mississippi scrapped its flag in 2020, because of its Confederate imagery.

密西西比州在2020废除了它国旗，因为它有南邦联形象。

Damon left the confederacy on principle. It was his choice and should be respected.

Damon按照原则离开了(美国南北战争时)南邦联。这是他选择，应该受到尊重。

It is a loose confederation, in which national governments are the main sources of power.

而更像是松散邦联，各国政府才是权力中心。

The United States was governed by a document known as the Articles of Confederation.

美国由一份名为《十三州邦联法》文件管理。

And one of the two sides that fought it was the Confederate States of America.

交战双方之一是美利坚联盟国（南方邦联）。

But what if today for whatever reason the confederacy re-emerged as an independent country again?

但是，如果今天不管出于什么原因，南方邦联再次以独立国家身份出现呢？

The statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee has been removed from the U.S. Capitol.

南邦联将军罗伯特·E·李雕像已经从美国国会大厦移走。

And in the US, it's often statues of generals in the confederate army.

在美国，通常是邦联军队中将军们雕像。

This afternoon's vote is the first step in the legislative process to take it down.

今天下午投票是通过立法程序移除邦联旗第一步。

It does. I mean, the flag has been flying since 1961.

没错。邦联旗于1961升起。

On the base are the names of Alexandrians who died fighting for the Confederacy.

其地基上有亚历山大人名字，他们在为邦联而战中牺牲。

Hamilton felt the new system of government under the Articles of Confederation was weak and disorganized.

汉密尔顿认为《邦联条例》下新政府体制力量薄弱，组织涣散。

Among other things, the Confederacy fought for the right to continue enslaving people with African origins.

此外，南邦联还为争取继续奴役非洲裔人士权利而战。

And he was elected to the Confederate Congress, causing many to view him as a traitor.

他被选入邦联国会，这使得很多人认为他是叛徒。

What would the Confederacy of today actually look like?

今天邦联究竟会是什么样子？

Other groups are also taking steps to remove the Confederate battle flag from the public eyes.

其它组织也在采取措施从公众视线中移除邦联战旗。