Rally 'round the flag, boys!
Subtitle: South Carolina and the confederate flag
By: K. Michael Prince.
Publisher: University of South Carolina Press
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Columbia
Language: eng
Number of pages: 291
Subjects: Flags -- Confederate States of America; Flags -- South Carolina; Symbolism in politics -- South Carolina; Political culture -- South Carolina; South Carolina -- Politics and government -- 1951-
Description: "Rally 'Round the Flag, Boys! is the most comprehensive history to date of the Confederate flag controversy that has engaged South Carolina politics for nearly four decades. Originally raised over the state capitol in 1961 to commemorate the centennial of the American Civil War, the flag remained atop the State House dome until July 2000. Failed negotiations and bitter confrontations between the flag's defenders and its opponents have made the "flag issue" a flash point of South Carolina politics and culture."

"Setting the stage for the political drama to come, K. Michael Prince places the Confederate battle flag - the flag most often displayed - in historical context, as one of many unit and national flags carried by Confederate forces. He also offers insights into the conflicting symbolism of these flags. For many citizens, usually white South Carolinians, the Confederate flag represents heroism, a fight for national survival, and a lost heritage, while many others, especially African Americans, view it as a symbol of oppression, violence, and human degradation."

"Prince tells the story from many perspectives, and the clashes between those boycotting South Carolina to force the flag's removal from the State House and those "defending it at the dome" make for fascinating reading. Even more interesting perhaps are the stories Prince tells of those seeking, ever more urgently in the 1990s, a political and social compromise that would free all South Carolinians - regardless of race, age, or ancestry - from narrowly partisan views of history."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [279]-283) and index.
Table of contents: title: Dixie's conquered banners; title: A land primed for fatality; title: Standing guard at the gates of Southern history; title: The other South Carolina; title: Taking their stands; title: Old times there are not forgotten.