Mississippi became the last state to remove the Confederate battle flag from its state flag. It was a moment of reckoning for the Lost Cause mythology about the Civil War that dominated much of ...

South Carolina isn't the only state that has an issue with the Confederate flag. In the aftermath of last week's massacre in a historically black church in Charleston, South Carolina, much of the ...

With all the focus on South Carolina, it's easy to forget that Confederate symbolism still adorns many official state flags in the South. Some states, like Georgia and Mississippi, have seen ...

Seven U.S. state flags share notable elements of the Confederacy's national and battle flags. Compare the major Confederate flags with the current state flags of Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, ...

With all the focus on South Carolina, it's easy to forget that Confederate symbolism still adorns many official state flags in the South. Some states, like Georgia and Mississippi, have seen ...

Battle flag of the Confederacy The battle flag of the Confederacy is probably the most identifiable symbol of the Confederate States of America, and has been incorporated into numerous other flags ...

Comes amid outcry over the flying of the Confederate flag in South Carolina. — -- The American flag was lowered to half-staff at the South Carolina state capitol last week after the deadly ...

The Confederate states went through three official flags during the four-year Civil War, but none of them was the battle flag that’s at the center of the current controversy. The first was the ...

Mississippi has made it official: The state’s flag, which bears the familiar cross of the Confederate battle flag, will officially be changed. The state’s Republican governor signed the ...

The Mississippi state legislature voted on Sunday to replace its state flag, the last in the nation to display the Confederate battle emblem. The removal of the flag marks the latest Confederate ...

For instance, five states, including South Carolina, have laws on the books that make it illegal to burn a Confederate flag, or undertake other assaults on its dignity. These laws also apply to ...