The Confederate states went through three official flags during the four-year Civil War, but none of them was the battle flag that’s at the center of the current controversy. The first was the ...

The mass murder of nine black church members in Charleston, S.C., has reinvigorated a debate over the meaning of the Confederate flag and whether its image should be displayed in public.

The Confederate states went through three official flags during the four-year Civil War, but none of them was the battle flag that’s at the center of the current controversy. The first was the ...

For years the Confederate flag has been a controversial symbol of southern pride or racism, depending on who you ask. There are a lot of facts and myths about the flag most Americans don’t know.

The Confederate States of America had three different national flags during its brief existence from 1861 through 1865, and multiple other flags were used by individual states, army and naval groups.

The story behind the "Old Glory" nickname for the American flag dates back to a 19th-century ship captain, who proudly ...

The Civil War ended in 1865, but for Minnesota and the one-time rebel state of Virginia, the battle continues over a prized ...

It did not become a symbol of racism until nearly 100 years after the Civil War. Negative interpretations of the Confederate flag often summon images of slavery and racism in 19th Century America ...

The Confederate states went through three official flags during the four-year Civil War, but none of them was the battle flag that’s at the center of the current controversy. The first was the ...

There's renewed debate over the meaning of the controversial Confederate flag following a racially motivated mass shooting in Charleston, S.C. Dylann Storm Roof, 21, has been charged with murder after ...