The racist massacre in a South Carolina church has tipped the balance in a decades-old tug of war over the meaning of the Confederate battle flag. Its champions have argued it’s a symbol of ...

Confederate soldiers never reached the Capitol during the Civil War. But the Confederate battle flag was flown by rioters in the U.S. Capitol building for the first time ever on Jan. 6.

When a mob of armed insurgents flooded the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021, they brought an accessory: the Confederate battle flag. As the crowd of President Trump’s supporters rioted ...

The Confederate battle flag, a controversial symbol that was condemned this week by much of the political spectrum, was born a few miles outside Washington during the first major land battle of ...

A strong push to remove the Confederate battle flag from Capitol grounds in South Carolina and Alabama — as well as the shelves of major retailers — was sparked by the racially motivated ...

none are the Confederate flag that is traditionally recognized today. The "Stars and Bars" flag, currently the subject of controversy, was actually the battle flag of Gen. Robert E. Lee's Army of ...

The Confederate battle flag is a vestige of an earlier age of oppression, but the defense of its presence at a statehouse or on license plates today is a threat because it so shockingly discounts ...

A Confederate battle flag is nothing new to the state of Arkansas, but across the U.S., it's become the target of controversy. It started with the grisly shooting death of nine people at Emanuel ...

The Charleston, S.C., shootings have sparked lots of discussion about the Confederate battle flag, but it's not the only symbol of the Confederacy. Hundreds of Confederate memorials, plazas and ...

CHESTERFIELD, Va. — Two dozen versions of the Confederate battle flag hung from the walls of the hotel ballroom. Grinning retirees wore leather vests emblazoned with it. History buffs in suits ...