wat does the confederate flag stand for?
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Rebels (the South that rebelled against the North during the Civil War)
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There were actually two official colors for soldiers before the Civil War. Blue was reserved for soldiers serving in the federal army, and gray was for the militia forces serving under state authority. The Confederates believed they were fighting for States' Rights, and they were fighting to be separate from the Federal Government, so they chose to remain with the gray uniforms signifying loyalty to state rather than country. When President Lincoln called for 75,000 volunteers to put down the Southern Insurrection, they were to serve in the Federal Army. At the first battle, Bull Run, there were Southern troops wearing blue and Northern troops wearing gray militia uniforms, which is part of the reason there was so much confusion.
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The British flag is a union between the flags of England (a red St. George's Cross on a white background), Scotland (a white St. Andrew's Cross on a blue background, and Ireland (a red St. Patrick's Cross on a white background). The Welch flag was not incorporated because Wales had already been united to England when the Union Jack was created in 1606.
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The upside down U.S. flag is an official signal of distress. It is not meant to be, and is not officially recognized as any type of disrespect when so displayed for the right reasons. To the contrary, here is the relevant part of the US Code of Laws regarding how to fly the flag when in distress: \n\nTHE FLAG CODE \nTitle 36, U.S.C., Chapter 10 \nAs amended by P.L. 344, 94th Congress\nApproved July 7, 1976\n\n§ 176. Respect for flag: No disrespect should be shown to the flag of the United States of America; the flag should not be dipped to any person or thing. Regimental colors, State flags, and organization or institutional flags are to be dipped as a mark of honor. \n(a) The flag should never be displayed with the union down, except as a signal of dire distress in instances of extreme danger to life or property. \nMost individuals who have served in the military service of our nation will (or should) recognize this signal.\n\n As a result of the many traitors and enemies we as a free people have, both foreign and domestic, as a result of the many unconstitutional acts, legislation and atrocities passed and/or committed against US citizens and their life, liberty and property, and as a result of policies that have allowed (and continue to allow) enemies of this nation to enter in large numbers through a porous border policy, I believe the life, liberty and property of US Citizens are in dire danger and distress. \n\n\n\nhttp://www.jeffhead.com/liberty/flagdistress.htm
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The yellow fringe is only found on military flags, and the gold-fringed American flag is a military flag that represents Martial Law which is not subject to the Constitution. The one without is known as the peace flag of the United States and it symbolizes that the Constitution and the United States is alive and well.
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North and South. Union and Confederate, it was the war over abolishing slavery. The Confederates left the United States, and started the own government as rebels and traitors. The Confederacy had it's own money (currency) and President, although I can't remember what his name was. The North (Union) defeated the South in the Civil War, and reunited the United States. So look up the Civil War on the Web through "Ask Jeeves". Good Luck.
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I see nothing wrong with it.. it represents the South ... not slavery, not racism.. the South wanted to succeed from the United States and that is why they had the Civil War... the Confederate Flag represented the South in the Civil War-It's part of our history, and some people just like the way it looks.. it's not the Symbol of the US
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I agree with the above poster,  that there are black and whites in the south who have that as something that represents "this is us this is a symbol of the south".\n\nI think some people use it to denote their membership in white supremecist groups.\n\nFrom the perspective of the pride thing it's no different than when people whose ancestors are from Ireland having the Irish flag.  While southerners or Irish Americans love America there is still like you said, a pride in that from which we came.\n\nSo in essense, outside of the racist thing, it just means this was where we came from at a time and place, and our ancestors were part of that group of people.
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Cut the Bigotry Bullshit. It's called a Rebel Flag for one reason. It symbolizes REBELION. DO NOT mistake a hand-ful of assholes for a symbol that can be used any number of 1000 ways. The flag is not evil, merely a select few that misuse it.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confederate_States - Thats the confederate picture I'll help with Union soon.\n\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:USA_Map_1864_including_Civil_War_Divisions.png - Thats for the entire United States but not labeled.
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The 50 stars represent each of the 50 states.  The red stripes on the flag represent the lives that our ancestors lost fighting to make this a free country.
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They mean this\n\n\nEver wonder why the flag is red, white, and blue? While the flag's colors did not have a specific meaning at the time, the colors were significant for the Great Seal of 1782. \n\nWhite: Signifies purity and innocence \nRed: Signifies valor and bravery \nBlue: Signifies Vigilance, perseverance, and justice \nWhy stars and stripes? Stars are considered a symbol of the heavens and the divine goal to which man has aspired from time immemorial; the stripe is symbolic of the rays of light emanating from the sun.\n\n\n\n\nOne another thought is that\n\n\n"The colors of the pales (the vertical stripes) are those used in the flag of the United States of America; White signifies purity and innocence, Red, hardiness & velour, and Blue, the color of the Chief (the broad band above the stripes) signifies vigilance, perseverance & justice
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Confederate Flag was part of American history. Duh
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There are some blacks who see the flag as what it is.. the former battle flag of the Confederate Army that represented States' Rights and opposition to the Federal government. It was not a symbol of racism until the Klan hijacked it. \n\nAlso, there are many blacks who are descendents of the handful of black soldiers that fought on the side of the confederacy.  There is also a huge biking movement in the black community and the flag is used by a lot of bikers.\n\nI do know that there are even black Sons of the Confederacy in Nashville.
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The answer depends on which flag you are refering to, however I'm guessing you mean the current flag which was in 1838-39.  For more information visit the following website: http://www.netstate.com/states/symb/flags/tx_flag.htm\nI hope that helps\n-Meghan
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a flag flown upside down in the U.S. originaly meant a sign of distress
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Today the flag consists of thirteen horizontal stripes, seven red alternating with 6 white. The stripes represent the original 13 colonies, the stars represent the 50 states of the Union. The colors of the flag are symbolic as well: Red symbolizes Hardiness and Valor, White symbolizes Purity and Innocence and Blue represents Vigilance, Perseverance and Justice.