The story behind the "Old Glory" nickname for the American flag dates back to a 19th-century ship captain, who proudly ...

I object to the use of the flag for a few reasons. On the one hand, I don’t condone it because it’s a reflection of the great treason of the South in the 19th century, of its secession from ...

The Confederate flag represents a time when whites could legally intimidate and persecute blacks. It’s America’s swastika, and like Mayor Jackson once said, it’s an embarrassment.

The South Carolina and American flags fly at half-staff as the Confederate flag unfurls below at the Confederate Monument June 18, 2015 in Columbia, S.C. (Sean Rayford/Getty Images) ...

Description. Catherine Wright talked about the American Civil War Museum’s collection of Confederate flags and told the stories behind some of the collection’s most historic flags.

I am glad to see the Confederate battle flag gone from a place of honor at the South Carolina state capitol. Yet, in a way, I will miss it. It served to remind us all that we Americans were hardly ...

The Confederate-Flag Backlash and the New American Patriotism By Jonathan Chait , who’s been a New York political columnist since 2011. He writes the newsletter &c.

According to the Arkansas Secretary of State's office, the flag was altered in 1923 to include a fourth star for the Confederate States of America. This star was placed above the other three and ...

The South Carolina and American flags flying at half-staff behind the Confederate flag erected in front of the State Congress building in Columbia, South Carolina on June 19, 2015.

ATLANTA — Whether placing Confederate flags on the grounds of the Baptist church where the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was a pastor was a hate crime or simply hateful, the key word is "hate ...