Raven: A Journal of Vexillology

Volume 22, 2015

Kenneth Hartvigsen
Pages 55-66

New Slaves
Kanye West, Brad Paisley, and Contemporary Confederate-Flag Discourse in Popular Music Iconography

This article examines the surprising use of Confederate flag in American popular music, particularly in the music and merchandise of Kanye West, in a period when this design is otherwise witnessing a great deal of negative attention on the national level.