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2. Flags of the Confederate States of America - Wikipedia

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   The Congress of the Confederate States of America do enact, That the flag of the Confederate States shall be as follows: The width two-thirds of its length, with the union (now used as the battle flag) to be in width three-fifths of the width of the flag, and so proportioned as to leave the length of the field on the side of the union twice the ...

3. Flag of Alabama - Wikipedia

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   Still, various people have asserted over the decades that the design was drawn from the Confederate battle flag. [10] In 1900, the Montgomery Advertiser reported the flag was "a memory and a suggestion of the Confederate battle flag". [12] In 1906, a piece in the Birmingham Age-Herald stated the Alabama state flag "has no history woven into it ...

4. National symbols of the Confederate States of America

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   This article is a list of national symbols of the Confederate States of America enacted through legislation.Upon its independence (adoption of the Constitution for the Provisional Government of the Confederate States) on February 8, 1861, [1] and subsequent foundation of the permanent government on February 22, 1862, [2] the Confederate States Congress adopted national symbols distinct from ...

5. A definitive ranking of the 10 best state flags (and why ...

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   The 20th state in the Union was the last to remove the Confederate battle flag from its state flag, where it occupied the canton or top left from 1894 to 2020. ... by 20 white stars and topped by ...

6. Modern display of the Confederate battle flag - Wikipedia

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   The 50th anniversary reunion at Gettysburg in 1913 was a turning point in obtaining national acceptance of the flag and other Confederate symbols. The flag appears prominently in The Birth of a Nation (1915), a highly successful and influential film which promotes eugenics. Woodrow Wilson made this the first ever film to air at the White House ...

7. Mississippi replaces Confederate-themed state flag - AOL

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   Mississippi's flag had incorporated a version of the Confederate battle flag since 1894. Skip to main content. Sign in. Mail. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290 ...

8. Mississippi takes big step toward huge gesture - AOL

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   Mississippi's House and Senate voted by more than the required two-thirds majority to file a bill to erase the Confederate emblem from the state flag.

9. List of Confederate monuments and memorials in Alabama

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   Alabama Coat of Arms (1923) and the State Seal include the Confederate Battle Flag. Alabama State Flag (1895) The Alabama Department of Archives and History found in 1915 that the flag was meant to "preserve in permanent form some of the more distinctive features of the Confederate battle flag, particularly the St. Andrew's cross."