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Why Does the American Flag Have 13 Stripes? Exploring Colonial Roots
On a summer morning at a small-town parade, the flag at the head of the marching band does more than flutter. It narrates. Those thirteen red and white bars, unmistakable even from a block away, carry a story that begins in crowded colonial ports and drafty meeting halls, with merchants and printers, soldiers and sailors arguing by candlelight over what a new nation might look like. The stripes are not a decorative flourish. They are memory made visible. Ultimate
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