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You might think Americans wouldn’t care much about what’s on their state flags. But studying state identities has taught me ...
At the Museum of the American Revolution in Philadelphia, a new exhibition has gathered together 17 historic flags that ...
Despite efforts to rewrite history, activists are still pushing to remove Confederate symbols, a new Southern Poverty Law ...
The Museum of the American Revolution shows how the shifting ideals of American liberty can be traced in the historic flags ...
The High Court of Karnataka directed the State government to issue public ... within four weeks all kinds of unauthorised flags, emblems, names, symbols, stickers, seals, and logos of any kind ...
Capitalizing on ambiguities in the understanding of patriotic symbols, extremist groups have attempted to change the meaning of freedom and liberty embedded in the symbol of the American flag. Not all ...
Museum of the American Revolution During the American Revolution—and before the United States standardized ... However, the flags also served as symbols of liberty and unity against Britain.
Thousands of Confederate symbols are standing in public spaces around the nation despite ongoing efforts to have them removed ...
The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) has updated its flag policy for the Eurovision Song Contest, overturning a ban on ...
The Texas Senate gave preliminary approval to a bill that would restrict which flags public schools can display on campuses.
Your donation allows us ... state symbols date to the late 1800s, as legislatures throughout the U.S. sought to stake cultural claims and foster pride among their residents. First came flowers and ...