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The term and the expression "to raise the red flag" come from various usages of real flags throughout history. A red flag is frequently flown by armed forces to warn the public of live fire exercises in progress, and is sometimes flown by ships carrying munitions (in this context it is actually the flag for the letter B in the international ...
Jolly Roger is the traditional English name for the ensign flown to identify a pirate ship preceding or during an attack, during the early 18th century (the latter part of the Golden Age of Piracy). The vast majority of such flags flew the motif of a human skull, or “Death's Head”, often accompanied by other elements, on a black field ...
The red flag, one of the first anarchist symbols. The red flag was one of first anarchist symbols and it was widely used in late 19th century by anarchists worldwide. [5] Peter Kropotkin wrote that he preferred the use of the red flag. [6] Anarchist Louise Michel wrote that the flag "frightens the executioners because it is so red with our ...
The red flag is often seen in combination with other communist symbols and party names. The flag is used at various communist and socialist rallies like May Day. The flag, being a symbol of socialism itself, is also commonly associated with non-communist variants of socialism. The red flag has had multiple meanings in history.
The Red Flag sung in 1926. file. help. " The Red Flag " (Roud V45381) is a socialist song, emphasising the sacrifices and solidarity of the international labour movement. It is the anthem of the British Labour Party, [1][2] the Northern Irish Social Democratic and Labour Party and the Irish Labour Party. [3]
Illustration of the flag, Chase & Sanborn Coffee Company American history booklet, 1898. A flag with a pine tree on it, "a red flag with the cross of St. George in the canton with a green pine tree in the first quarter", was used in New England as early as 1704, and may have flown at Bunker Hill in 1775. It also appeared having a "white field ...
Raised fist. Performer raising a fist at Woodstock Festival Poland. The raised fist, or the clenched fist, is a long-standing image of mixed meaning, often a symbol of solidarity, especially with a political movement. It is a common symbol representing a wide range of political ideologies, most notably socialism, communism, anarchism, and trade ...
Often called bloody flags or the bloody red (among other names, see § Names), pattern-free red flags were the traditional nautical symbol in European waters prior to the invention of flag signal codes to signify an intention to give battle and that 'no quarter would be given', indicating that surrender would not be accepted and all prisoners killed, but also vice versa, meaning that the one ...