President Obama’s recent condemnation of the Confederate battleflag mirrors the current and rapidly-changing public mood on this artefact. But attitudes to the flag have deeper roots.
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Public opinion on the flag may have shifted with lightning speed, but how did it hold on as long as it did? The answer has to do with how it served both Democratic and Republican parties alike.
Newsome’s actions can be thought of as a significant piece of performance art.
Symbols matter – and there’s no stronger symbol than a flag in a post-conflict society.
The South shall rise again – but not on Texas car bumpers. A look at the Supreme Court’s nix on adding Confederate flags to Texas vanity license plates
What does it mean for any president, much less a black one, to use such a word?
Does the Confederate flag tell African American citizens that they are inferior? And if so, does that violate the equal protection clause of the Fourteenth Amendment?
Historically, Republican politicians have subtly – and not-so-subtly – exploited racial fears.
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