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Flags as powerful emblems shape U.S. identity and controversy
The piece surveys how flags, especially the Confederate and U.S. banners, provoke varied emotions and meanings. It cites Charleston's church massacre and Dylann Roof, notes academic views on national symbolism, and discusses historical, cultural, and political uses of flags from Iwo Jima to Vietnam and beyond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
World Trade Center
Iwo Jima
United States
Charleston
South Carolina
Statehouse
Dylann Roof
Minori
South Africa
Rhodesia
U.S
John Hartvigsen
North American Vexillological Association
Nazi Germany
Germany
Iraq
Syria
Islamic State Group
Carolyn Marvin
University of Pennsylvania
Leepson
England
United Kingdom
Marvin
John Coski
America
Coski
Richard Jenkins
Europe
Hartvigsen