Iconic America | The Gadsden Flag: Flags and Meaning in America

Flags are clearly an important part of what it means to be an American. But why is that? Why do we care so much about a piece of cloth?
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[@ShoddyRC]

That gave almost no detail. The only thing that came out of the library visit was a similar drawing by Ben Franklin.

[@Riley095]

It reflects the stupidity of the average person

[@steventhorson4487]

Awesome 👌 American flag!!

[@jaysartori9032]

Knowledge is power!

[@jamesstmanhattan]

I wish they would upload it here!

[@req2000]

I learned less about the Gadsden flag from this video than I did from a 3rd grader's C- oral report.

[@cumberlandhistoriccemetery9568]

Thank you for a good historical informational video and not the woke attack garbage on our nations history.

[@jorgem.viasalazar7368]

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[@howelltaylor6774]

The most Iconic American flag is the Confederate battle flag!! Deo Vindice

[@jamesstmanhattan]

This one predates it.

[@deancoffey2531]

the flag of the losers?? Im pretty sure the confedircy lost

[@WilliamBradley-ur4id]

The Confederate battle flag is not an American flag. It is the flag of the Confederacy made up of 11 states that seceded from the U.S. in 1860. Simply put it was the flag of our enemy during the Civil War!

[@susanr1903]

​@@WilliamBradley-ur4idthey were. America that some did not like government push them aroumd ..this was conflict thatput fiamily agsinst each other .

[@vktravellog1242]

#donttreadonme

[@SnowPl0x]

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[@MrVuittonDon]

Why is this flag labeled as terrorist group from the FBI yet several states allow it to be place on vehicle's plates?

[@kenpeterson_IG]

I wish that you could still see dislikes on mobile so that I could see how many other people disliked this video. Nothing was explained and this would be more accurately described as a tour. Up yours for wasting mine and everyone else's time.