As someone who grew up in the rural South, I’m quite familiar with the Confederate flag — a symbol associated with the ...

For a flag said to represent “Southern pride,” it sure shows up a lot as a representative of Southern hate. Now the Confederate flag is back in the news as scores, including 2016 presidential hopeful ...

Some who oppose the removal of the Confederate battle flag from South Carolina's State House believe it is an important Civil War emblem and relic of Southern heritage. "I'm a historian, so I'm not in ...

Last week, South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley and several other state leaders called for an end to flying the Confederate flag on capitol grounds. Walmart — the no-nonsense grande dame of novelty ...

On Monday afternoon, South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley became the latest person to urge the South Carolina legislature to ...

WASHINGTON _ Despite recent efforts to remove or rename Confederate memorials, there are still more than 2,000 symbols in places across the country, according to a report released Thursday. “We should ...

Another group just called for the removal of the Confederate battle flag, and this one could carry a lot more weight in the southern U.S. The Southern Baptist Convention, by far the largest religious ...

The Confederate flag's appearance at Trump rallies in 2016, sometimes emblazoned with his name, cemented its link to his "Make America Great Again" brand of patriotism, which appealed to many ...

*According to North Carolina resident Russell Walker, the Confederate flag represents, “heritage not hate”, or at least that was the basis of the lawsuit he’d filed against a South Carolina courthouse ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. -- The South Carolina House approved taking down the Confederate flag from the Capitol grounds, a stunning reversal early Thursday in a state that was the first to leave the Union in ...