Why the Gadsden Flag Became a Revolutionary Symbol
Few images from the American Revolution have stayed as vivid as a coiled rattlesnake above the words “Don’t Tread on Me.” The Gadsden Flag is simple, even severe. A yellow field, a snake ready to strike, and a warning that feels plain enough for anyone to understand. It did not become famous because it was decorative. It became famous because it expressed a state of mind that was spreading through the colonies in the years before open war. That state of mind mattered. Th
Read more→
Read more about Why the Gadsden Flag Became a Revolutionary Symbol