America's divide seen in a clash of symbols
America's divide seen in a clash of symbols The Capitol attack, including the desecration of the American flag and unfurling of the Confederate one, shows the power of symbols. January 15, 2021 — 6:00pm Text size Copy shortlink: Among the series of searing images reprinted in the Newseum's compilation of Pulitzer-Prize winning photographs is one from the bicentennial year of 1976, a time when American flags flew proudly in places like Boston, birthplace of so much of our national narrative. But in this award-winning ph...
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