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Embattled Emblem: A Short History of the Confederate Flag

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American Civil War Museum

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A short history of how the Confederate battle flag acquired its many meanings: pride of the Confederate fighting man and symbol of his memory, emblem of white supremacy and racial terror, an icon of regional identity, and a vessel for culture war politics today.

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