Historically, it was the official flag of the CSA (Confederate States of America) as the US flag is for the US today. Now days it has become a symbol of southern heritage.
The official flag of the Confederacy was a blue square in the upper left corner with a variance of 7 to 13 stars in a circle, two thick red stripes top and bottom and an equally thick white stripe in...
There were several flags considered to represent the confederacy, but the official and most common flag (often referred to as the Rebel Flag or Southern Cross) represented and therefore symbolized...