Actually, whites revived the confederate flag in the 1950's and 60's as a symbol of segration and Jim Crow laws. The rebel part came in because they felt the federal government had no business telling them want to do as far as segration and ending the Jim Crow laws. Until this time (except for the Civil War) the confederate flag wasn't a visible symbol. There was no need for it to be. But in the 50's and 60's is when they started putting the flag on government buildings and so forth as a symbol of opposition to desegration.
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