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The Juneteenth flag is full of symbols. Here’s what they are and what they mean
The Advocate· 6 hours agoThe flag is the brainchild of activist Ben Haith, founder of the National Juneteenth Celebration...
Good Question: What do the symbols on the Juneteenth flag represent?
WKYT Lexington· 56 minutes agoThe flag was created in 1997 by activist Ben Haith, the founder of the National Juneteenth...
The nuanced symbols of freedom most of us miss in the Juneteenth flag
theGrio via AOL· 5 hours agoDid you know there is a Juneteenth flag? It holds the same significance today as it did when it was...
Star-spangled banner still waves boldly as always, Flag Day reminds Americans
United Press International via Yahoo News· 5 days agoThe American flag has gone through 27 variations before the current 50 stars and 13 stripes. File...
How Juneteenth Became Black Independence Day
HowStuffWorks via Yahoo News· 5 hours ago"What, to the American slave, is your fourth of July," Douglass said. "I answer; a day...injustice and cruelty to which he is the constant victim." The...
Flag Day is June 14. What is the meaning? Is it a federal holiday? How to display U.S. flag
Gannett via AOL· 5 days agoFlag Day marks the day, 246 years ago, when Betsy Ross' creation of the Stars & Stripes as our...
Our flag has been co-opted into a tool to divide the nation. I want to protect it.
Gannett via AOL· 5 days agoI distinctly remember the day when the American flag became such an essential symbol in my life. I...
Americans celebrate their flag every year, and the holiday was born in Wisconsin
Wisconsin State Journal· 5 days agoEach June, the people of Waubeka venerate perhaps the nation’s most enduring symbol, celebrating ...
5 things white people need to hear on Juneteenth
theGrio via AOL· 3 hours agoI’m not just talking about the current MAGA Republicans; I’m referring to the confederate flag flyers who are still dedicated to the lost cause. How can...
Meet the American who stitched the Stars & Stripes, Betsy Ross, reputed wartime seductress
Fox News via Yahoo News· 5 days agoBetsy Ross is credited with creating the first Stars & Stripes American flag. Her real contributions...
