8, 1861, by South Carolina, Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia ... a rejected flag idea and began to use it in battle. The Confederate Battle flag is a square featuring two bars crossed ...

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"The civil rights movement led to a backlash among segregationists," according to a report by the Alabama-based Southern ... symbols such as the Confederate "battle flag" commemorate the region's ...