Debate broke out over the meaning of the Gadsden flag after a young boy was booted from class for displaying it. AP. At the time, the image of a rattlesnake was a Colonial-era meme representing ...

First Amendment. 12-Year-Old Boy Removed From School Over 'Don't Tread on Me' Patch "The Gadsden flag is a proud symbol of the American revolution," says Colorado Gov. Jared Polis.

A Colorado teacher kicked a student (above) out of the classroom for having a Gadsden flag patch on his backpack. Twitter / @cboyack. The flag was first used by the US’s first naval commander-in ...

The Gadsden flag was designed in 1775 by Christopher Gadsden, a delegate to the Continental Congress and later brigadier general, "as a nod" to Franklin's cartoon, according to The Washington Post.

In response to a school in his state removing a boy from class for displaying a Gadsden flag, Gov. Jared Polis, D-Colo., called the flag a "proud symbol of the American [R]evolution." ...

It was only a matter of time, really. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has ruled that displaying the Gadsden Flag in the workplace — the yellow flag with the words Don’t Tread on Me ...

A Gadsden flag hangs from a rearview mirror of a car in the parking lot during the Delaware State Sportsmen's Association Second Amendment rally at the Modern Maturity Center on January 20, 2013 ...

But Gadsden’s flag took on new life on Nov. 8, 1860, when the Young Men’s Southern Rights Club in Savannah spread a banner across the Nathanael Greene Monument in Johnson Square.

Just consider the growing popularity of the yellow Gadsden flag, with its coiled rattlesnake and “Don’t Tread on Me” slogan. Lately that flag has become a favorite among anti-vaxxers.

The "Don't Tread on Me" Flag just got trod upon – by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. The EEOC is investigating whether the Revolutionary War-era Gadsden Flag could be considered a ...

The Gadsden flag can be traced back to 1775, when newly enlisted marines marched carrying drums painted with coiled rattlesnakes, 13 rattles and the motto “Don’t Tread on Me.” It was named after South ...