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Bookmark or Share- Confederate Flag - HistoryNetThe third and final national flag of the Confederacy was adopted on March 4, 1865, just weeks before the war ended. To eliminate the possibility of the flag being mistaken for a flag of truce or surrender, a broad, vertical red bar was added to the front edge of the second national flag.
- Flags of the Confederate States of America - WikipediaThe flags of the Confederate States of America have a history of three successive designs during the American Civil War. The flags were known as the "Stars and Bars", used from 1861 to 1863; the "Stainless Banner", used from 1863 to 1865; and the "Blood-Stained Banner", used in 1865 shortly before the Confederacy 's dissolution.
- How the Confederate battle flag became an enduring symbol of racismHow the Confederate flag came to be. Though inextricably linked with the Confederacy, the flag was never its official symbol. When rebels fired on Fort Sumter in April 1861, they flew a blue ...
- Flag of the Confederate States of America | Facts, Origin, Battle Flag ...During the American Civil War (1861–65), the Confederate States of America began to use its first flag, the Stars and Bars, on March 5, 1861. After the First Battle of Bull Run, when similarity between the Stars and Bars and the Union Stars and Stripes made it difficult for troops to distinguish friend from foe, Confederate commanders ...
- The Long And Divisive History Of The Confederate Flag : NPRSo what were they to think when they saw the flag except that it was being used in the hands of people who at the very least wanted to deny them their rights? MONTAGNE: Why do you think it persists?
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