The American flag has long stood as a unifying emblem of democracy, freedom, and national identity. Still, its meaning shifts over time and in different contexts, influenced by political events, ...

In the 1940s, the Confederate battle flag became entangled in American culture as less of a symbol of a lost war and more of a romanticized emblem of a lost Southern way of life.

I n late June, as many people across the United States took a renewed look at the nation’s history of racism, legislators in Mississippi voted yea on House Bill 1796, replacing the state flag ...

Mississippi state lawmakers voted to remove and redesign the 126-year-old state flag, which includes the Confederate battle emblem. The governor said he will sign the measure.

Mississippi has the last state flag with the Confederate battle emblem -- a red field topped by a blue X with 13 white stars. The flag has been divisive for generations.

Friends Discontinue Emblem Showing American Shield. April 20, 1934. See Original Daily Bulletin From This Date ... The insignia, a swastika, super-imposed on the American shield, ...