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How well do you know the Confederate flag's history?

In the wake of the Charleston, South Carolina, church massacre, many are calling for the Confederate flag's removal from the state capitol grounds.
A Confederate flag flies next to the Alabama Confederate Memorial on the grounds of the Alabama Capitol building in Montgomery, Ala., June 22, 2015. (Photo by Albert Cesare/The Montgomery Advertiser/AP)
A Confederate flag flies next to the Alabama Confederate Memorial on the grounds of the Alabama Capitol building in Montgomery, Ala., June 22, 2015. 

Sources: NPR.org and PBS.org