"I think, in many people's minds, the Confederate battle flag is not only a memorial to our ancestors, which is perfectly OK, but also a symbol of white superiority and an inclination for people to believe that even slavery would've been OK."
American statesman and humanitarian who served as the 39th president of the United States from 1977 to 1981. He previously served as governor of Georgia and later became known for global humanitarian and election-observation work through the Carter Center. He died in 2024 at age 100.