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.

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.

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 ...