The flag the committee proposed doesn’t differ too wildly from the original iconography. The background would ... a badge worn by members of the 2nd South Carolina Regiment – was historically ...

The indigo background and the crescent both come from the oldest surviving regimental flag of South Carolina from the Revolutionary ... Emerson explained. "No two are alike." ...

The Confederate battle flag no longer flies at South Carolina's Statehouse ... that prominently featured the state seal against a blue background; much smaller images of the older, Confederate ...

The debate in the South ... southern flag with less baggage &#8212 the Bonnie Blue, which is a single white star on a blue background. But members like Senator John Scott were having no part ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. – The Confederate battle flag – a powerful symbol of slavery and the Old South that has roiled emotions in South Carolina for ... There were no speeches nor gun salutes.

The American, state and University of South Carolina flags fly above ... off this issue and protect the flag. It would take a small effort, but it’s no small thing. We’re not even talking ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. — The Confederate flag on South ... and feel pain. No one should drive by the statehouse and feel like they don’t belong.” It's a new day in South Carolina pic.twitter.com ...

I took a close look at all 50 state flags in the United States this week, and I ranked South Carolina’s flag ... contest to design the flag, saying its blue background suggests the state ...

South Carolina has scheduled another debate over the fate of the Confederate battle flag. This time it can't be allowed to end in an unsatisfying compromise: The flag has no place flying on the ...

The South Carolina ... flag is about history and heritage, not hate. "Do not associate the cowardly actions of a racist to our Confederate Banner," Summers said in a statement. "There is ...