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It is sometimes incorrectly called the Stars and Bars, the name of the first national Confederate flag. [52] The "rebel flag" is considered by some to be a divisive and polarizing symbol in the United States, [53] [54] while its supporters maintain that it is a symbol of regional cultural pride. [55] [56]
The first Confederate flag and five other nations that have had sovereignty over Texas (Spain, France, Mexico, Republic of Texas, United States) appear above one of the side entrances to the Capitol. They also appear on the reverse of the Seal of Texas, which is the subject of a floor mosaic in the Capitol Extension.
The "Bonnie Blue flag" was a banner associated at various times with the Republic of Texas, the short-lived Republic of West Florida, and the Confederate States of America at the start of the American Civil War in 1861. It consists of a single, five-pointed white star on a blue field.
Because of its depiction in the 20th-century and popular media, many people consider the rectangular battle flag with the dark blue bars as being synonymous with "the Confederate Flag", but this flag was never adopted as a Confederate national flag. [256] The "Confederate Flag" has a color scheme similar to that of the most common Battle Flag ...
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It was used as the general rebel flag during the Serbian Revolution (1804–17), and as the secondary flag of the supreme commander (Karađorđe 1804–13; Miloš Obrenović 1815–17). [3] It was later adopted as a military flag by the Principality of Montenegro (1852–1910) and Kingdom of Montenegro (1910–1918). [9]
Semmes' Confederate ensign. Semmes is a member of the Alabama Hall of Fame. One of the streets on the current Louisiana State University campus once carried his full name, [26] as does Semmes Avenue in Richmond, Virginia. [27] A life-sized statue of Admiral Semmes was removed by the city of Mobile early on June 5, 2020. [28]
Sky blue field charged with a crescent moon at its centre and the flag of France in the upper hoist 1922–1930: Flag of the Syrian Federation (1922–1925) and the State of Syria (1925–1930) Green, white, green triband with the flag of France in the upper hoist 1930–1958: Flag of the First Syrian Republic (1930–1950) and the Second ...