The racist massacre in a South Carolina church has tipped the balance in a decades-old tug of war over the meaning of the Confederate battle flag. Its champions have argued it’s a symbol of ...

The Confederate battle flag, a controversial symbol that was condemned this week by much of the political spectrum, was born a few miles outside Washington during the first major land battle of ...

As the Confederate ... flag, Kaye said. The runner-up in the contest was a square flag known as the Confederacy battle flag, which showed a blue cross and white stars against a red background ...

For 39 years, the Confederate battle flag — an instantly recognizable blue "X," bedecked with white stars, against a red background — flew atop the Capitol dome in Columbia, South Carolina.