Councilman Chappie Jones likened it to raising the Confederate flag, which he said represents lynching and pain. But a small group of Vietnamese residents said banning the communist flag sends the ...

The Confederate flag isn't alone in its controversy. Nations as diverse as Japan, Iran and Macedonia have also raised flags with debatable meanings. Here, we list six controversial flags with some ...

That first began happening in the 1960s. It wasn't until Sen. Strom Thurmond incorporated the flag into his 1948 segregationist presidential campaign that the Confederate flag saw new life.

APRIL 25, 1963 -- Although only the state flag typically flew over Alabama's capitol, the Confederate flag was raised as U.S. Attorney General Robert Kennedy visited the state to meet with Gov ...

A flag icon with nine stars stacked horizontally that sits atop most federal government websites has been used since 2017. It was not added after President Donald Trump’s second term began.

The Confederate States of America was formed on Feb. 8, 1861, by South Carolina, Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, and Texas, following the election of President Abraham Lincoln.

General Pierre T. Beauregard chose a variation on the cross of St. Andrew. The battle flag features a blue cross, edged with a white band on a red field. There are three stars on each arm of the cross ...