In 1961 Governor John Patterson flew the Confederate battle flag over the Capitol in celebration of the centennial of the Civil War, and later it continued to be flown as a symbol of defiance to the federal government's desegregation policies.
Governor John Patterson flew the Confederate battle flag over the Capitol in celebration of the centennial of the Civil War. This was in 1961. Later it continued to be flown as a symbol of defiance to the federal government's desegregation policies.