The Battle Of The Confederate Battle Flag

The author mentioned that some citizens are still perturbed by the Confederate flag. While the number is slowly waning, many citizens were a part of the civil rights movement. They watched racist people protest against them using the flag as a symbol of racism, oppression, and hatred. To some, the flag may serve as a permanent reminder that racism is not truly dead in America.

“Symbol of a brave past or banner of treason?” Kevin Baker asks this in his article titled That Flag. This is the question that many people have tried to answer. The Confederate Battle Flag has been used to send many different messages to the public, and depending on who you talk to it holds different meanings. As explained in the article titled Political culture, religion, and the Confederate Battle Flag debate in Alabama written by Jonathan I. Leib and Gerald R. Webster. The article explains that, “Many traditional white southerners view the Confederate Battle Flag as emblematic of the sense of duty and sacrifice of their ancestors during the Civil War and Reconstruction. They argue that the Civil War was not about the institution of slavery

Battle flags were used during the Civil War to build morale within the soldiers, and remind soldiers of what they were fighting for. These soldiers would die fighting to make sure their flag wasn’t taken by the enemy. Unlike their southern states, the Union did not adopt the trend to have battle flags, instead the Union mainly flew the American Flag. The Confederate States of America (CSA) had three main flags during this war. These flags included the first flag, which was the “Stars and Bars”.

The Confederate flag has now become a hot issue for South Carolina, which is the last state to have the original Confederate flag still flying on its Statehouse. What got the State’s attention was the economic boycott of South Carolina that was announced on January 1992 by the NAACP to pressure the State to remove the Confederate flag off of its Statehouse in Columbia. The NAACP’s removal request is based on the fact that they, the anti-flag groups, claim that the meaning of the Confederate flag is one of hate and discrimination. On the other hand, there are other groups that believe differently whom are called the pro-flag groups. They claim that the Confederate flag is a sign of heritage

First let’s get to know some history about the flag. The Confederate flag that everyone knows today isn’t actually the Confederate national flag. It’s the flag of the Confederate Army of Tennessee. (1) The final national flag was a white flag with the Confederate Army of Tennessee flag in the upper left corner and a red end or tail. This was the third national flag as it seemed to change almost every year. (1) There were many blacks, up to thousands, that served in the Confederacy. (3) Some say they were slaves that were forced to fight, some say they were free men fighting for the Confederacy and their southern homes. How

The X Flag: Heritage Or Hate The confederate flag is one of the more controversial icons in our country. It is highly disputed and surfaces strong feelings from both supporters and detractors. Some argue that its history or heritage, but others maintain it's hatred. There are many that believe the Confederate flag is a symbol that represents the southern United States and that is all, but many strongly disagree.

It is quite hard to answer this question, because the confederates have more than one flag. There exists the first confederate flag which is blue with one white star. Next there are two versions of the first confederate national flag. Both with red and white stripes and blue square on top left corner, one with seven stars forming a circle, the other with thirteen stars forming a circle. Then there is the confederate battle flag, which is the one most people have seen, it exhibits a red background with a blue X as well as thirteen stars to compose it. This flag was first brought into battle in December 1861. The war between the Confederate and the Union was fought because the south had wanted to succeed from the north to become its own country.

The confederate battle flag is much different than the rebel flag that is known today, the battle flag went through three distinct phases and the rebel flag was none of them. The first flag of the Confederate army was adopted in spring of 1861, and it had seven stars to represent the seven states that seceded from the Union. By

During the end of 1861 the Confederate battle emblem had become increasingly common on Civil War battlefields. Although, it is important to note that the battle flag was never the official flag of the CSA (Webster and Leib). The flag that finally represented the Confederacy on land and sea was the national flag and it was this flag which the people of Civil War days as well as later knew. While creating the flag everyone in the south wanted a say in what the flag was going to look like. The widespread feeling, was to have the flag look very similar to the stars and stripes flag of the union but different (Coulter). The committee that created the Confederate flag came to the decision that the flag would be called “Stars and Bars”. The flag was described as “shall consist of a red field with a white space extending horizontally through the center, and equal in width to one-third the width of the flag. The red space above and below to be of the same width as the white. The union blue extending down through the white space and stopping at the lower red space. In the center of the union a circle of white stars corresponding in number with the States in the Confederacy” (Coulter). Growing up in the south I can personally say I agree with Coulter that the Battle flag is the more commonly known. The supporting side believes that the flag is

While some have argued that the flag represents their heritage and southern pride, others feel that it represents racial separation and a very ugly period in this country’s history. The Confederate battle flag is the most recognizable and has become a primary the single

The confederate flag It does not matter right or wrong if I believe the confederate flag should be flow or not. what matters is that I, as an american, have the right to choose if i want to fly it or not. Many men and women have died fighting for my right to say and express myself as I so choose. America should not take down the confederate flag.

On January 1992 the NAACP put in affect a boycott on South Carolina to pressure the state to remove the Confederate flag off of its Statehouse in Columbia. The boycott is what initially brought life to this issue. The NAACP’s removal request is based on the fact that they, the anti-flag groups, claim that the meaning of the Confederate flag is one of hate and discrimination. On the other hand, there are other groups that believe differently whom are called the pro-flag groups. They claim that the Confederate flag is a sign of heritage and should stay on South Carolina’s Statehouse. Anti-flag articles are more likely to be found published in well-known Liberal magazines, when credible pro-flag articles were hard

The Stars and Bars were the first official flag of the Confederacy. Although a striking likeness is shared between this flag and to the Union’s “Stars and Stripes,” the symbols are representations of two nations at war; two very different places and mindsets. The Confederate Stars and Bars were flown from March, 1861, to May, 1863 and throughout that time this flag would gain stars at the same rate that the confederacy gained states into their union, until a final count of thirteen. The Stars and Bars were flown as the Confederate Nation’s battle ensign during many battles of the Civil War, including the battle between ironclads, a world-changing battle that took place between the CSS Virginia

Within the United States of America, arguments, involving the Confederate Flag, are solved every sngle day. However, some controversies have managed to carry on from the 1800’s until present day without any solution. The text and symbolic meaning behind the “Confederate Flag” is a perfect example. The Confederate Flag is one of America’s most embattled symbolic controversies. Created in 1861in a battle between the South, Confederates, and the North, Union, two men by the name P.G.T. Beauregard and Congressman William P. Miles designed and created a flag that would represent the true southern pride and demands that would not only bring about conflict with one half of the nation but also with our American society today.

Is the Confederate flag really a flag of hate? Contrary to popular belief, the Confederate flag does not stand for racism, it stands for freedom. It stands for the men who lost their lives fighting for a doomed country, white and black. It stands for not letting others push you around and control you. I stands for the “bad side” in the Civil War. It is the proof that despite the fact that we boast about being stubborn, we are ignorant to the fact that all we do is follow the crowd. It represents a piece of history incredibly rich, yet so full of sorrow, that we are trying to erase. But people do not see this, they only see hate, and they are too oblivious to truly understand what this symbol of liberty stands for. This is why the