The Southern ... Sixty Confederate veterans and thousands of people attended the dedication in October 1910. The statue was draped in the colors of the Confederate flag. The crowd sang “Dixie.” ...

In communities across America, the Confederate battle flag continues to be idealized, often beneath a veneer of Southern pride. But because it was carried by those fighting for the right to ...

An online petition started this summer called for the name to change, pointing to the evidence of a long history of Confederate symbolism and Southern-style practices like minstrel shows and mock ...

To many Southern blacks and whites alike, the Confederate flag is a vicious, genocidal icon—an American swastika—terrifying if only because secessionist nostalgia, redneck intimidation ...

But as it was being removed, civil war re-enactors dressed in 1860s-style military uniforms raised a ... But supporters of the Confederate flag say it is a symbol of southern heritage and a memorial ...

The Confederate cause is ... a particular interpretation of Southern history. For still others, it represents rural life. And for many others, the flag represents rebellion against authority ...

a visiting professor of American Christianity and Southern culture at Duke Divinity School. LGBT people also have reason to fear the Confederate flag. Just a few days ago, I read that a Georgia ...

It's still hard to believe, but the Confederate ... opt the flag as his own and featured it on various Yeezus Tour merch and clothing, branding it as "his" flag now. But of course, Southern ...

(RNS) The Southern Baptist Convention, born in 1845 in a split over its support for slavery, has passed a resolution calling for Christians to quit using the Confederate flag. “We call our ...

The suspect, Dylann Roof, had posed with a Confederate flag. NASCAR, which has deep Southern roots ... correct which doesn’t fit NASCAR’s style really,” Ivey said. “I don’t know why ...