On AlterNet: confederate flag

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "confederate flag"

NAACP Faces Boycott Over Kid Rock Honor

Jamilah King, ColorLines. March 10, 2011.

Should a rocker who displays the confederate flag at concerts win the NAACP's Great Expectations award?

Study: Confederate Flag Unleashes Racist Attitudes

Tom Jacobs, Miller-McCune Magazine. January 21, 2011.

White college students exposed to images of a Confederate flag judged a black person more harshly and expressed less willingness to vote for Barack Obama in 2008.

Republicans Flock to the Aid of Joe "You Lie!" Wilson, Agree That the Confederate Flag Still Rocks

Faiz Shakir, ThinkProgress AlterNet: PEEK. September 15, 2009.

Yesterday, Rep. Steve King, R-IA, began circulating a letter defending Joe Wilson. He went so far as to agree that the Confederate flag should fly in S.C.

Minnesota Teens Banned From Graduation After Flying Confederate Flag

Trish, Pensito Review AlterNet: PEEK. June 6, 2008.

A festering racism is oozing out of the cracks in our country, just as Barack Obama is emerging as a symbol of a new way.

Hillary May Have Magic, But Obama Has Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Nico Pitney, Huffington Post AlterNet: Election 2008. January 22, 2008.

Unbeknownst to him, basketball legend-turned-author Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was pulled into the 2008 campaign fray this week.

Huckabee Embraces Confederate Flag to Seduce White Evangelical Voters

Thomas B. Edsall, Huffington Post AlterNet: Election 2008. January 18, 2008.

The emergence of the confederate flag as an issue--if past elections are a guide, holds the possibility of inflicting damage on McCain.

Cheney Visits Hunting Lodge That Hangs Confederate Flag

Faiz Shakir, AlterNet: PEEK. October 30, 2007.

Faiz Shakir: While Cheney’s office says it did not see the flag, it has yet to condemn the club for hanging the divisive symbol of hate.