In American politics, symbols have tremendous power to evoke deep emotions, communicate shared values and rally people around a unifying vision. Given that reality, it’s all the more perplexing ...

They lost the referendum—and it would take another 25 years to obtain the right to vote in statewide election—but the symbol was later adopted by national suffragists who saw it as a potent ...

Sunday’s vote came after the Mississippi House and ... The flag of the Confederacy, its symbols and the statues commemorating Confederate leaders have long divided the country.

In American politics, symbols have tremendous power to evoke deep emotions, communicate shared values and rally people around a unifying vision. Given that reality, it’s all the more perplexing how ...