Neiwert observed that “‘No quarter shall be given’ is the black flag’s traditional message - and in the context of the building drumbeat of right-wing ‘civil war’ talk, a deeply ominous one. 13 article for Daily Kos, David Neiwert wrote, “Now, amid far-right protests against COVID-related vaccine and mask mandates, far-right extremists are unfurling their latest symbol: An all-black American flag with stars and stripes mainly visible through variations in material and shading.” Some Americans have now found a civilian use for the black flag. When translated into modern language, this means that captured enemy combatants will be killed rather than taken prisoner.” The person who best summed up this viewpoint posted, “Black flags have historically been used to signify that no quarter will be given. Several friends wrote of the black flag’s significance in warfare. “I seriously doubt that this family is proclaiming its loyalty to a particularly brand of bug killer.” Another person posted a photo featuring a can of Black Flag insecticide. A couple of kind-hearted souls suggested that it symbolized mourning a recently-deceased loved one. I wrote about my discovery on Facebook and asked my friends for their take on this black flag. I thought it highly unlikely, however, that anyone in the Riverbend would so blatantly proclaim their allegiance to such a radical ideology. From studying history, I knew that the black flag had traditionally been associated with some anarchist groups.

The other flag was black, which puzzled me.

The POW/MIA flag today symbolizes our determination to make certain that all MIA Americans from every war are never forgotten and ultimately accounted for. Captured American military personnel were being held by the North Vietnamese at that time, while others had gone missing in action and their fate remained unknown. One was the POW/MIA flag that was created in 1972 when our nation was still involved in the Vietnam War.

What does the black flag represent