The Confederate flag was used by some Confederate Army Units especially from the South. It was also known as the 'Rebel' or 'Dixie' flag which was more often than not, confused and misinterpreted with the first National flag. This flag was known as the 'Stars and Bars', though ironically the Stars and Bars has a completely different design as compared, to the rectangular Confederate flag. Its meaning has been a taboo for generations in the USA, as many believe it represents 'White Supremacy', pro racism, slavery and hatred. Let us, unravel the true meaning of the confederate flag and its mysteries. In order to know the actual meaning behind the flag, it is necessary to understand why the Confederates needed to create a separate group. It all began with the presidential elections of 1860, when Abraham Lincoln and his Republican party campaigned for slavery to be curtailed and desist its expansion, beyond the states in which slavery already existed. When the Republicans won the elections that year, 7 Southern states declared their rebellion against the anti-slavery campaign. Colombia was the first state to declare it non-conformation against the anti-slavery campaign, though this was an act of rebellion against the Northern states, who were believed to be trying to enforce their overall political dominance, upon the Southern states in general. They seceded before Abraham Lincoln took up the presidential office on March 4, 1861, this led to both the new president as well as the ex-president James Buchanan, to declare the act of the Southern states as violation of the US constitution and was therefore illegal. The concept of the confederate flag symbolism, as depicted on the first Confederate flag (1862-1863) was to show the secession of the 11 Southern states from the Union and its declaration of unity to the Confederate. Later on, 2 more states joined and the flag's design had to be changed. It took up the new design of the blue cross or the X with 13 white stars in (1863-1865). The meaning of this flag was clear from the thirteen stars, which in actuality represented the total number of seceded Southern states or colonies. The blue X represented their unified act of secession from the Union and other Northern states. This final act of rebellion is what led to the American Civil War from 1861 to 1865, which has been engraved as a part of its history. The Civil war was between all the Free states in the Union versus the Confederate States of America, which were led by Senator Jefferson Davis who remained the president of the Confederate, till the end of his time. Though the Confederates lost the Civil war, it regained some minor popularity during the World War II. The flag became a local emblem among southern military units, for example one of the 26 United States Navy; Cleveland-class light cruisers, the USS Columbia (CL-56) adorned the Confederate flag as a battle insignia during the entire South Pacific war. This was done to pay tribute to Columbia. This incident and a few more, made the government declare that, such acts were inappropriate and should not be practiced. The reason being firstly that, the Confederate could not be used in place of the American flag. Secondly that, the entire country was fighting as one in the World War II and not as individual states, who were exploiting and twisting the Confederate flag and its representation to portray patriotism. You would be surprised to know that the Confederate flag is often used as a symbol for culture and to display love for one's country. In Canada, it is often used in Alberta. While in UK, is represents the love for the American way of life, country music and line dancing. In Sweden, the flag is the insignia of the 'Raggare' people who love to drive American auto mobiles and often follow their culture and lifestyle which is inspired from the 1940s to 1960s generation. The Confederate flag has been interpreted differently by different communities as well as different countries, but the fact remains that it is still in use because it invokes strong emotional feelings. Whether positive or not, may not be the defining issue. Many believe that the flag of Alabama, the recently changed flag of Georgia and the present flag of Mississippi, are influenced by the Confederate flag. The flag of Mississippi, represents the actual Confederate X on it, along with the blue, white and red stripes as the background. Though this flag was the choice of the citizens of Mississippi and the United States ratified their unified decision.