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Few symbols in American history stir stronger passions than the battle flag of the Confederate States of America, a symbol of honor and independence for some; to others, hatred and slavery. In this deeply readable and thoroughly researched book, historian John Coski examines the flag’s conflicting meanings—from abolition to neo-Nazism, from Civil War icon to NASCAR kitsch—and shows how reactions to it reveal fault lines in our culture from Appomattox to today.

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Authentic confederate flags for sale Charleston shooting, some of the nation’s largest retailers—including Walmart, Sears/Kmart, Amazon, Etsy and eBay—promised to stop selling merchandise that incorporates the Confederate battle flag or its stars and bars. Almost as quickly, those vows were reversed, and online sales of such items exploded. By Tuesday afternoon, a Confederate flag—including versions emblazoned on bikinis, shower curtains and ceramic coasters—ranked among the top-selling items in the Patio, Lawn & Garden department of one online store.

Other sellers were similarly gratified. Pete Van de Putte, president of Dixie Flags in San Antonio, said he had sold 25 Confederate flags by midafternoon Tuesday—three times as many as he typically sells in a week. One customer, a white woman who said she had lined her front yard with Confederate flags, told him he would be back to buy more, and another black man came in to tell the shop’s owner he was buying a flag “to burn.” All of these sales were made on the same day that South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley announced that the state’s capitol grounds would be stripped of the Confederate flag.