News; Alabama state flag: Vestige of the Civil War back in news after Charleston shooting. Published: ; Jun. 22, 2015, 8:14 p.m.

Alabama state troopers wear a patch that includes the Confederate battle flag. ... NAACP wants Confederate flag removed from Alabama state troopers' uniforms, squad cars. Published: Jul. 14, 2015, ...

In addition, three other Civil War-era flags were also taken down. Bentley acted to remove “a distraction from other state issues,” a spokeswoman said in an e-mail Wednesday morning.

The coat of arms was designed during the Jim Crow era to include the Confederate flag. Underneath the shield is the state’s motto: “We dare defend our rights,” written in Latin.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The Confederate battle flag was still flying high atop a 30-foot pole outside the South Carolina Statehouse on Wednesday as lawmakers prepared to honor their beloved black ...

Until 1993, Alabama had flown the Confederate flag atop the state Capitol. Mississippi's state flag is dominated by an image of the rebel cross. In 2001, voters there chose to keep the design as is .

Florida's state flag thus strongly resembles Alabama's. Separately, a version of the Confederate flag known as the Stainless Banner flew over the west entrance of the Capitol from 1978 until 2001 ...

From regimental colors to "Old Glory" to the "Blood-stained Banner," flags held a special meaning to soldiers, politicians and civilians alike in the Civil War.

In this Thursday, June 25, 2015. file photo, part of a Confederate battle flag is displayed on an elevator in the Alabama Capitol as part of the state seal in Montgomery, Ala. Keith Jackson, an ...

Here are the 50 official state flags in the U.S., from Alabama to Wyoming, ... During the Civil War, the Calvert coat of arms represented the people of Maryland who wanted to remain in the Union.