Iconic America | The Gadsden Flag: Flags 101 - The Gadsden Flag

After The Boston Tea Party, the British decide to blockade Boston Harbor, marking the first signs of real hostilities between the colonies and England. So in 1775, when the Continental Congress decided to form a navy to protect trade, a flag with a coiled snake, prepared to strike, served as the perfect symbol to fly aboard its ships.
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[@steventhorson4487]

Awesome 👌 American flag!!

[@cumberlandhistoriccemetery9568]

We are the Cumberland Historic Cemetery Org. in Cumberland, Md. We fly many of our nations great historic flags in our cemeteries. Including the Gadsden flag!!! God bless you, keep them flying!!!!!!!

[@robbiethacker8510]

I'm gonna fly the June 19th flag right beside my Trump flag. One nation under God. Don't tread on us.

[@chumleyk]

Can someone explain why this flag is racist now?

[@robertortiz-wilson1588]

It represents America, its values, etc.
During the Trump administration Leftists attempted to brand flying the American flag itself as racist. Then the 2020 election season came around and they got back in power, so they occasionally play patriotic lip service again.

[@Riley095]

Because modern day

[@echo_94]

It’s because a small amount of people in white supremacy groups and ignorant people now think it’s racist. If that’s their thought process then American Flag should be racist, the clothing brands those people wear should be racist…it’s just plain ignorance

[@OarsmanPower]

It’s not racist.
End of lesson.

[@anarchist_parable]

I'm a Black woman and I think it's pretty rad 🤷🏾‍♀️

[@corygeorge107]

That guy sounds like Matt Walsh.