Confederate flag 美利堅聯盟旗

Confederate flag (aka the Dixie flag, the battle flag, Southern cross)
繁：美利堅聯盟旗
简：美利坚联盟国国旗

Keane, C. (Photographer). (2015, June 22). A Confederate flag flies outside the South Carolina State House in Columbia [digital image]. Retrieved from http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/11692452/Confederate-flag-what-is-it-and-why-is-it-controversial.html.

美國南卡羅來納州查爾斯頓市黑人教堂屠殺案，白人槍手魯夫（Dylann Roof）犯案前曾展示美利堅聯盟旗（Confederate flag），再度引發這面旗幟去留的爭議。

南卡州槍擊案餘波 民眾促撤聯盟旗（2015年6月22日）。星島日報，A22版。

19世纪，一些南部蓄奴州联合建立了邦联，脱离合衆国，引爆美国内战。在不少美国人眼中，“美利坚联盟国”的旗帜其实就是“蓄奴”“歧视”和“分裂”的象徵。美国有线电视新闻网（CNN）22日称，由枪案所引发丶有关是否要移除“美利坚联盟国国旗”的争论近两日在美国国内也是愈演愈烈。

李曉宏、劉皓然 （2015年6月23日）。死者親屬表示寬容 “聯盟國旗”爭議再起 南卡槍擊案引各方反思。環球時報，第04版。

The anguished national debate over the future of the Confederate flag exploded on the House floor on Thursday as Democrats, led by black members from the South, beat back a push by Republicans to allow Confederate symbols at national cemeteries.

Steinhauer, J., & Weisman, J. (2015, July 9). Republicans Yield as Confederate Flag Issue Roils Congress. New York Times. Retrieved from http://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/10/us/republicans-back-down-on-confederate-flags-at-us-cemeteries.html.

Despite the defeat of the CSA, the Confederate flag – also known as the rebel flag, the battle flag, the Dixie flag, and Southern cross – continued to be flown.

Henderson, B. (2015, June 22). Confederate flag: what is it and why is it controversial?. The Telegraph. Retrieved from http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/11692452/Confederate-flag-what-is-it-and-why-is-it-controversial.html.