Flags often imitate or are influenced by other nations, creating “flag families.” For example, the Netherlands’ red, white and blue flag from the 1500s set a precedent.

Flown by many protesters at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, the Gadsden flag has a design that is simple and graphic: a coiled rattlesnake on a yellow field with the text "Don't Tread On Me." But that ...

Flown by many protesters at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, the Gadsden flag has a design that is simple and graphic: a coiled rattlesnake on a yellow field with the text "Don't Tread On Me." But that ...

With a week to go until a landmark Independence Day, Indonesian protesters are raising the straw hat-wearing Jolly Roger from ...

The imagery has also been associated with white supremacists after flags were flown at far-right rallies in Charlottesville in 2017, and during the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol.

Yellow Gadsden flag, prominent in Capitol takeover, carries a long and shifting history Gone is the original intent to unite the states to fight an outside oppressor. Instead, for those who fly it ...

Others carry historical weight. Maryland’s eclectic yellow, red, and white flag draws upon Lord Baltimore’s coat of arms.

The flag commonly known as the “First Navy Jack” had 13 red and white stripes, and possibly a timber rattlesnake with 13 rattles, above the words “Don’t Tread On Me.” ...