List of Black Flags - in History

In History

  • A black flag (Black Standard) was used by Muhammad to represent his religion. It was used as the standard of the Abbasid Caliphate. It has also been stated that it will be the flag of the army that will fight the Dajjal.
  • During the "Bauernkriege" in Europe in the 16th century the black flag was used by the revolting farmers.
  • The Black Flag was flown by certain irregular Confederate Army units in the American Civil War of 1861-1865 to symbolize that they would neither give, nor accept quarter; symbolizing the opposite of the white flag of surrender.
  • The Anarchist black flag has been an anarchist symbol since the 1880s. Anarchists use either a plain black flag or a black flag with an "A" and an "O" around it, this symbol is a reference to a Proudhon quote, meaning anarchy is the mother of order .
  • Afghanistan flew a solid black flag from 1880–1901 (see Flag of Afghanistan)
  • Upon the surrender of Nazi Germany in World War II German U-boats were ordered to fly a black flag and sail to an Allied port and surrender.
  • The Georgia Southern football team took the field with a black flag. It is symbolized their personal motto, "No quarter given, no quarter taken." During the game, it flew behind the bench.

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