# How can I find out if it's legal to fly a big-ass rebel flag in my city? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [April 9, 2008, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-find-out-if-its-legal-to-fly-a-big-ass-rebel-flag-in-my-city/444651 "2008-04-09T19:49:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Bill\_Door](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/50afbb/32.png) [@Bill\_Door](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bill_Door)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2008, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-find-out-if-its-legal-to-fly-a-big-ass-rebel-flag-in-my-city/444651/41 "2008-04-11T15:24:49Z")
[QUOTE=spoke-] This idea has become popular on the internet in recent years, but it just isn’t true. I won’t hijack the thread over it, but didn’t want to let it pass unremarked. [/QUOTE] As it’s a little hard to cite the millions of confederate flags I didn’t see before the Civil Rights Act of 1957, and as this would perpetuate the hijack, fine. ---
**Author:** ![control-z](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/eada6e/32.png) [@control-z](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/control-z)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2008, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-find-out-if-its-legal-to-fly-a-big-ass-rebel-flag-in-my-city/444651/42 "2008-04-11T15:44:18Z")
[QUOTE=Cluricaun] Call Al Sharpton. [/QUOTE] That’s just wrong, unless the neighbor has done something really bad to the OP. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Spoke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e57/32.png) [@Spoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoke)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2008, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-find-out-if-its-legal-to-fly-a-big-ass-rebel-flag-in-my-city/444651/43 "2008-04-11T15:56:10Z")
[QUOTE=Bill Door] As it’s a little hard to cite the millions of confederate flags I didn’t see before the Civil Rights Act of 1957, and as this would perpetuate the hijack, fine. [/QUOTE] You want to start a thread, I’d be happy to discuss the pre-civil-rights-era history of the Confederate flag as a symbol of the South. [With](http://www.autotrendclassics.com/images/l-dixie_000.jpg) [plenty](http://www.branddevelopersinc.com/images/casestudies/iconDixieCrystals.jpg) [of](http://www.woodville.co.nz/images/dcp02076.jpg) [examples](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flags_of_the_Confederate_States_of_America#The_Confederate_Flag). Note that I am not defending flying the flag. Just disputing the historicity of your claim. ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2008, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-find-out-if-its-legal-to-fly-a-big-ass-rebel-flag-in-my-city/444651/44 "2008-04-11T16:00:50Z")
[QUOTE=spoke-] You want to start a thread, I’d be happy to discuss the pre-civil-rights-era history of the Confederate flag as a symbol of the South. [With](http://www.autotrendclassics.com/images/l-dixie_000.jpg) [plenty](http://www.branddevelopersinc.com/images/casestudies/iconDixieCrystals.jpg) [of](http://www.woodville.co.nz/images/dcp02076.jpg) [examples](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flags_of_the_Confederate_States_of_America#The_Confederate_Flag). Note that I am not defending flying the flag. Just disputing the historicity of your claim. [/QUOTE] [Moderating] If you guys wish to discuss the history of the flying of the flag, I think it would be an _excellent_ idea to start a GD thread on it. Once again, this thread should be restricted to the legal aspects of flying the flag at present. Other aspects should be taken to the Pit or GD. Thanks again. Colibri General Questions Moderator [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-find-out-if-its-legal-to-fly-a-big-ass-rebel-flag-in-my-city/444651.md?page=2)