/tags/confederate-flag Confederate Flag en-US Copyright Tue, 01 Apr 2025 09:00:00 GMT /arts-culture/2025-04-01/rare-confederate-flag-captured-in-picketts-charge-to-be-sold-at-columbus-auction The flag is the only known privately-owned Confederate battle flag captured during Pickett’s Charge from Pickett’s Division at the Battle of Gettysburg. What can this rare and controversial artifact teach us about one of the darkest, bloodiest chapters in American history? Tue, 01 Apr 2025 09:00:00 GMT /arts-culture/2025-04-01/rare-confederate-flag-captured-in-picketts-charge-to-be-sold-at-columbus-auction Matthew Rand /news-partners/npr-news/2020-07-19/some-people-have-the-sniffles-trump-downplays-the-coronaviruss-severity In a Fox News interview, the president weighed in controversially on the pandemic and issues of race. Sun, 19 Jul 2020 17:36:00 GMT /news-partners/npr-news/2020-07-19/some-people-have-the-sniffles-trump-downplays-the-coronaviruss-severity Domenico Montanaro /ideastream/2020-07-17/community-foundation-boycotting-lorain-county-fair-over-confederate-flag The call is growing louder for the Lorain County Fair to ban the Confederate flag. The Community Foundation of Lorain County will boycott the fair as long as the flag is permitted onsite. The foundation is latest in a list of entities pushing for a ban, including grassroots group Lorain County Fair Minded Coalition and local and state officials. Fri, 17 Jul 2020 17:54:38 GMT /ideastream/2020-07-17/community-foundation-boycotting-lorain-county-fair-over-confederate-flag Taylor Haggerty /news-partners/2020-07-17/pentagon-chief-effectively-bars-display-of-confederate-battle-flag-by-u-s-military Defense Secretary Mark Esper doesn't actually ban the Confederate flag's display. He simply lists the flags that can be shown by the military, and the controversial banner is not on his list. Fri, 17 Jul 2020 17:33:39 GMT /news-partners/2020-07-17/pentagon-chief-effectively-bars-display-of-confederate-battle-flag-by-u-s-military David Welna /ideastream/2020-07-01/ohio-county-fairs-face-grass-roots-efforts-to-ban-confederate-flags County fairs around Northeast Ohio are debating whether to ban sale or display of the Confederate flag. The grass-roots movement comes after state legislators killed a proposal that would have banned the flag across all fairs last month. Portage County is the latest to face calls to remove the Confederate flag from its county fair. A petition from Portage County Young Democrats urges the fair board to take the “necessary steps” of banning the sale and display of the flag at the Portage County Randolph Fair. Wed, 01 Jul 2020 21:15:26 GMT /ideastream/2020-07-01/ohio-county-fairs-face-grass-roots-efforts-to-ban-confederate-flags Taylor Haggerty /ideastream/2020-06-19/online-petition-seeks-to-ban-confederate-flag-at-medina-county-fair An online petition is calling for the Medina County Fair Board to ban the sale and display of the Confederate flag and related merchandise at the fair. The petition is the result of recent protests against police brutality and a failed legislative attempt to ban the flag across all county and local fairs, according to organizer and Medina County resident Leah Nichols. Fri, 19 Jun 2020 18:41:42 GMT /ideastream/2020-06-19/online-petition-seeks-to-ban-confederate-flag-at-medina-county-fair Taylor Haggerty /news-partners/2020-06-11/congress-heads-toward-clash-with-trump-over-removal-of-confederate-symbols Contradicting Trump, the GOP-led Senate Armed Services Committee greenlights a commission to rename Army installations bearing Confederate names. Lawmakers in the House are taking similar action. Thu, 11 Jun 2020 17:39:18 GMT /news-partners/2020-06-11/congress-heads-toward-clash-with-trump-over-removal-of-confederate-symbols Claudia Grisales, Philip Ewing /news/2020-06-11/ohio-house-republicans-reject-amendment-to-ban-confederate-flag-at-county-fairs Lawmakers in an Ohio House committee rejected a proposed amendment that would have banned the sale and display of the Confederate flag at county fairs in… Thu, 11 Jun 2020 12:57:48 GMT /news/2020-06-11/ohio-house-republicans-reject-amendment-to-ban-confederate-flag-at-county-fairs Jo Ingles /news-partners/2017-11-27/supreme-court-rejects-case-over-confederate-emblem-on-mississippi-flag An African-American lawyer from Mississippi who petitioned the high court had said the flag, visible in state buildings, courts and schools, symbolically expresses support for white supremacy. Mon, 27 Nov 2017 19:32:00 GMT /news-partners/2017-11-27/supreme-court-rejects-case-over-confederate-emblem-on-mississippi-flag Merrit Kennedy /news/2016-09-06/confederate-flag-to-be-sold-at-wayne-county-fair-despite-controversy Wayne Country Fair officials say they will not restrict a vendor from selling Confederate flags at this year’s fair which begins Saturday. Local... Wed, 07 Sep 2016 01:09:25 GMT /news/2016-09-06/confederate-flag-to-be-sold-at-wayne-county-fair-despite-controversy Kevin Niedermier, Kevin Niedermier