Seventh-Grader Ordered To Remove Iconic Revolutionary War ‘Gadsden Flag’ From Backpack Amid Claim It Has ‘Origins of Slavery’
The historic flag, showing a drawing of a snake and the words ‘Don’t Tread on Me,’ is that latest historic symbol now rebranded as ‘racist.’
The Vanguard Secondary School in Colorado is demanding a seventh-grader, Jaiden Rodriguez, remove a Gadsden Flag patch from his backpack, claiming the Revolutionary War banner — boasting the patriotic slogan “Don’t Tread on Me” — has “origins of slavery and slave trade” and not America’s fight for independence.
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