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07.03.2019 0

Nobody heard of Betsy Ross or her making the American flag until 1870—after slavery was abolished

The ‘Betsy Ross’ American flag SJW Nike nixed was likely not popularly used until 1876—after slavery was abolished:
http://dailytorch.com/2019/07/the-betsy-ross-american-flag-sjw-nike-nixed-was-likely-not-popularly-used-until-1876-after-slavery-was-abolished/

The “Betsy Ross” flag was not really popularized until 1876 for the 100-year celebration of independence—after slavery had been abolished in 1865 after the bloody Civil War. Ross’ grandson in 1870, William J. Canby, presented a paper to the Historical Society of Pennsylvania that forms the basis of the claim based on a family oral tradition that he only learned of in 1857, which lent itself to the popular legend. When Harper’s New Monthly Magazine picked up the account in 1873, it reached a large audience for the first time. Come 1876, it was common to see the “Betsy Ross” flag. Maybe someone should tell Nike and Colin Kaepernick?

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