After the Civil War, the Confederate Battle Flag used to be followed via numerous corporations, which include the Ku Klux Klan

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After the Civil War, the Confederate Battle Flag was adopted by using numerous organizations, inclusive of the Ku Klux Klan, which reworked its which means into one related to racism and segregation.