Confederate Flag Brought Into Capitol Building, As Pro-Trump Mob Evokes Racist Symbol
01/06/21 AT 7:36 PM
As a pro-Trump mob on Wednesday stormed and occupied the Capitol for hours, at least one Confederate flag was spotted in the building and carried by an insurrectionist.
A man was seen holding a Confederate battle flag on the second floor of the Capitol near the Senate entrance. There were also several Confederate flags seen outside the Capitol, as Trump supporters engaged in a standoff with Capitol Police.
The battle flag was used by the Southern states that seceded from the Union during the American Civil War, which took place from 1861 to 1865. The flag is considered a racist symbol.
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