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The Confederate flag, specifically the "Battle Flag of the Army of Northern Virginia," was first used during the American Civil War in 1861. It became a prominent symbol for the Confederate states and was widely used by Confederate troops during battles. After the war, the flag was re-adopted by various groups, particularly in the 20th century, as a symbol of Southern heritage and, controversially, of segregationist and white supremacist movements.
The end of slavery, the Confederate flag, and the assassination of Lincoln.
Bonnie Blue is the Confederate States of America National Flag. Stars and Bars is the Confedate War Flag
Much of the controversy comes from misunderstandings. First, what flag do they have issues with? Most people when asked what the "Confederate Flag" looks like would point to a red banner with a blue cross corner to corner with 13 stars in the cross. Some people even refer to this flag as the "stars and bars" because it has white stars on blue bars. Both of those beliefs are FALSE! The flag that most people think of as the "Confederate Flag" is the Confederate Navy Jack (rectangular flag) or the Confederate Cavalry or Artillery flag (square flag). There were three (3) official flags of the Confederate States of America and this flag was NOT one of them. The Confederate Stars and Bars (first flag of the Confederate States of America) looks nothing like the Confederate Navy Jack or Cavalry flags. Take a look at Georgia's state flag. Except for the state seal in the circle of 13 stars, that is the first flag of the Confederacy, the "Stars and Bars." The second point: Some will say that the "Confederate Flag" stands for slavery or racism. Others will say that the "Confederate Flag" stands for rebels and "red necks." The association of the "Confederate Flag" with controversy may have begun with "white supremacy" movements of the Ku Klux Klan (KKK) founded in the Southern States in 1865 by Confederate veterans.
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The Confederate States of America.
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No, they do often use the Confederate Flag from the US Civil War era.
The stars on the confederate flag represent the original 13 states that belonged to the Confederate States of America. The first confederate flag had only 7 stars which represented the 7 southern states that were in the confederacy.
The Confederate flag, specifically the "Battle Flag of the Army of Northern Virginia," was first used during the American Civil War in 1861. It became a prominent symbol for the Confederate states and was widely used by Confederate troops during battles. After the war, the flag was re-adopted by various groups, particularly in the 20th century, as a symbol of Southern heritage and, controversially, of segregationist and white supremacist movements.
The end of slavery, the Confederate flag, and the assassination of Lincoln.
Bonnie Blue is the Confederate States of America National Flag. Stars and Bars is the Confedate War Flag
Much of the controversy comes from misunderstandings. First, what flag do they have issues with? Most people when asked what the "Confederate Flag" looks like would point to a red banner with a blue cross corner to corner with 13 stars in the cross. Some people even refer to this flag as the "stars and bars" because it has white stars on blue bars. Both of those beliefs are FALSE! The flag that most people think of as the "Confederate Flag" is the Confederate Navy Jack (rectangular flag) or the Confederate Cavalry or Artillery flag (square flag). There were three (3) official flags of the Confederate States of America and this flag was NOT one of them. The Confederate Stars and Bars (first flag of the Confederate States of America) looks nothing like the Confederate Navy Jack or Cavalry flags. Take a look at Georgia's state flag. Except for the state seal in the circle of 13 stars, that is the first flag of the Confederacy, the "Stars and Bars." The second point: Some will say that the "Confederate Flag" stands for slavery or racism. Others will say that the "Confederate Flag" stands for rebels and "red necks." The association of the "Confederate Flag" with controversy may have begun with "white supremacy" movements of the Ku Klux Klan (KKK) founded in the Southern States in 1865 by Confederate veterans.
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The confederacy had the Confederate Flag, which may be considered their symbol. Here is an image of said flag: http://scrapetv.com/News/News%20Pages/usa/Images/confederate-flag.jpg