Karl Marx: Becoming a Socialist. In our previous lecture, we learned how Karl Marx's ideas are studied and used by philosophers, historians, economists, sociologists and political scientists.
What most people call the rebel flag or Confederate Flag is actually the Army of Tennessee Battle Flag. It was ordered by Gen. Johnston in late 1863 or 1864 to be used army-wide to replace various other battle flags that different CSA army regiments to avoid confusion on the battlefield.
Flying an American flag upside down isn't necessarily meant as political protest. The practice began as a military distress signal. Displaying a flag in this manner is a signal of dire distress in instances of extreme danger to life or property.