Complex sentence: In 1961 Governor John Patterson flew the Confederate battle flag over the Capitol in celebration of the centennial of the Civil War, and later it continued to be flown as a symbol of defiance to the federal government's desegregation policies.
Split into simpler sentences: In 1961 Governor John Patterson flew the Confederate battle flag over the Capitol in celebration of the centennial of the Civil War. It later continued to be flown as a symbol of defiance to the federal government's desegregation policies.