The Confederate Flag

by Hal Marcovitz

Discusses the symbolic meaning and history of the various forms of the Confederate flag used during the Civil War, as well as controversies surrounding modern-day display and use of this emblem.

48 pages, Library Binding

First published February 1, 2002

About the author

Hal Marcovitz has been making his living as a writer for more than a quarter-century. He has worked as a reporter and columnist for several daily newspapers, and can now be found reporting for The Morning Call of Allentown, PA, where he covers government and politics in the Bucks County Courthouse in suburban Philadelphia.

Hal is also the author of more than 50 nonfiction books for young readers. He has written biographies of Mexican revolutionary Pancho Villa, civil rights leader Al Sharpton, farm labor leader Cesar Chavez, and film director Ron Howard. He has also written about the lives of several presidents, including Bill Clinton, John Adams, James Monroe, Theodore Roosevelt, and John F. Kennedy.

Hal lives in Chalfont, Pennsylvania, with his wife, Gail, and daughters Ashley and Michelle.

Reviews

[Mary · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a very informative book about the history of the confederate flag. The civil war is a major part of our country's history. It is important that we pass on the facts yet at the same time consider the feelings of others. I think the quote from former Mississippi Governor William Winter says it best. He said, "I share that deep sense of history; I understand how many feel. But I also feel a flag - a flag that represents a people, a whole state, ought to be a symbol of unity, not division." We can appreciate the history of the flag and mourn the great loss of life to our country but we must never wave it around in offense to others.