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US state moves to strip Confederate sign from flag
The southern state of Mississippi is the last in the US to feature the emblem on its flag.
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Justices reject appeal over Confederate emblem on Mississippi flag
The Supreme Court has rejected an appeal from an African-American attorney who called the Confederate battle emblem on the Mississippi flag “an official endorsement of white supremacy.”
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New Zealand will find out Thursday whether flag will change
New Zealanders will find out Thursday whether they will keep the British Union Jack on their flag or replace it with a silver fern after more than 2 million people voted in a nationwide ballot. Voters were asked to choose between their current flag, which has been the national symbol since 1902, and a new design that was winnowed from more than 10,000 entries submitted by the public.
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Will South Carolina Spend Millions on a Fake Flag?
After the Charleston shootings, South Carolina removed the copy of a Civil War battle flag from the statehouse grounds. And that was just the beginning of this tangled tale. By Kevin M. Levin.
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New Zealand chooses new flag as preliminary winner
New Zealanders pick a blue and black design with the silver fern as the preliminary winner in a referendum on a possible new national flag.
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Mississippi Flag, a Rebel Holdout, Is in a New Fight
The Confederate battle flag is not simply flying in one hotly disputed spot at the State Capitol but occupying the upper left corner of the state flag, which has been flying since 1894.
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Hundreds march for flag change in Mississippi
One Flag For All rally held in Jackson in support of effort to change state flag.
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Notable Mississippians join chorus to change state flag
Author John Grisham, actor Morgan Freeman, legendary quarterback Archie Manning, "The Help" author Kathryn Stockett and others are calling for removal of the Confederate emblem from Mississippi's flag.
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The Big Bang Theory's Fun With Flags Tribute
Sheldon and Amy go through the highlights of 'Fun With Flags.'
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Fun With Flags - The Big Bang Theory
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What do our flags say about us?
As New Zealand prepares to change its flag, Phil Mercer examines how a country’s cultural identity can be represented by a single design.
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The surprisingly uncomplicated racist history of the Confederate flag
In the wake of a horrific mass shooting in Charleston, South Carolina, in which a young white man with an apparent history of racism is accused of killing nine black people during Bible study at a church, many are calling for the removal of the Confederate flag on statehouse grounds in South Carolina's capital. But the politics are tricky for Republicans in this conservative state. Last year, six in 10 South Carolinians said the flag should stay.
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Not the Confederate Flag
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Roman Mars Explains the Genius of the Chicago Flag
Roman Mars—former WBEZ producer, host of my favorite podcast, and creator of the wonderful Radiotopia podcast network (check out Criminal, my second-favorite podcast)—recently gave a TED talk about great flags, terrible flags, and how to make the latter the former. During his time here, Mars noticed that the Chicago flag was both awesome and ubiquitous; he then moved to San Francisco, and was disappointed to find that the San Francisco flag is terrible...
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National Flag of Canada Day: A look at the forgotten runners-up to the beloved Maple Leaf
Fearing that Canada would soon by symbolized by a hated three-leaf banner favoured by PM Lester Pearson, citizens across the country submitted their own flag designs.
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