Dec 4, 2025 · In the 20th and 21st centuries the flag was re‑adopted by segregationists and white‑supremacist movements and today polls show Americans remain divided: roughly 41% view it …

Jul 8, 2021 · See more of our coverage in your search results. A Black Lives Matter chapter in Utah has called the American flag “a symbol of hatred” — one only used by dumb racists. “When we Black ...

Jul 23, 2020 · Because the flag has long symbolised defiance, rebellion, an ideal of whiteness and the social and political exclusion of non-white people — in a word, racism.

Jul 4, 2020 · As the most obvious symbol of our national identity, it's not surprising that the American flag is part of this closer scrutiny being paid to racial inequalities, both past and present.

Sep 2, 2016 · Has President Barack Obama banned the "Don't Tread on Me" flag because it has been deemed racist? There's some truth to parts of this - but also some inaccuracy.

Apr 6, 2022 · Philadelphia gave America its flag, along with other enduring icons of nationhood. But for many, the red, white and blue banner embodies a legacy of injustice. The flag was the first thing I …

Jul 31, 2023 · The 14th Amendment argument focused on the exclusionary message that Coleman asserted the flag sent to him as an African American; he held that it represented the state’s …

Sep 12, 2019 · Damon Young, author of What Doesn't Kill You Makes You Blacker, on how certain white Americans have weaponized the flag and used it as a way to intimate those they deem less American.

Perhaps the biggest example of American history misunderstood is the Confederate flag. Critics and fans alike have long used the flag to symbolize racism, hatred and oppression.

In July 2021, Snopes readers contacted us to determine the legitimacy of reports claiming an Utah group representing Black Lives Matter described the American flag as a "symbol of hatred," and...