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2024-06-08 22:41:48 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: FC632FB13235617CD79A119092EDCEFF4CADC99D1630882EC8F042665910EBD7
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The flag in question is the 'Confederate Battle Flag'. It is based on the Battle Flag of North Virginia (under General Robert E. Lee) and was a popular symbol of the Confederacy. It largely disappeared until the Civil Rights movement of the 1950s. https://books.google.com/books?id=vRY27FkGJAUC&pg=PA114#v=onepage&q&f=false https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/how-confederate-battle-flag-became-symbol-racism
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