The Complicated History Of The Confederate Flag
The confederate flag is a controversial symbol. What it means has changed over time and can depend on who you are and where you come from. And to further complicate this, there wasn't just one confederate flag — there were dozens —and the flag we've come to know as the confederate flag has a history as complicated as it is contentious.
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