Project Gutenberg 2007-08-04 Public domain in the USA. 48 Jones, Edward Smyth 1881 Flag of the Free Reading ease score: 74.3 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by K. Nordquist, Pat A. Benoy and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "Flag of the Free" by Edward Smyth Jones is a poem published in the early 20th century. This literary work expresses themes of patriotism and the enduring symbol of liberty represented by the national flag. The poem captures a sense of pride and resilience, particularly reflecting on the sacrifices made by African Americans in the pursuit of freedom. In "Flag of the Free," Jones conveys the significance of the flag as both a banner of hope and a testament to the struggles faced by those who fought for liberty. Through evocative imagery, the poem honors the contributions of Black soldiers and emphasizes the flag's role as a beacon for oppressed peoples. It intricately weaves historical references, portraying the bravery of figures like Crispus Attucks while affirming the enduring spirit of freedom that transcends time and geography. Ultimately, the poem calls for recognition of the flag as a symbol of hope for all humanity. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Flags -- United States -- Poetry PS Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Poetry 29864 29870 2024-10-09T14:39:14.620394 2023-09-10T06:09:29.932211 text/html text/html 26550 2007-08-04T12:22:50 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 132933 2007-08-04T12:22:50 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 181271 2024-10-09T14:39:18.655383 application/epub+zip 180127 2024-10-09T14:39:16.460371 application/epub+zip 74324 2024-10-09T14:39:15.242405 application/epub+zip 245320 2024-10-09T14:39:20.281388 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 238492 2024-10-09T14:39:17.990382 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 109717 2022-09-10T12:07:54.655742 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 22675 22452 2024-10-09T14:39:14.331397 2023-09-10T06:09:29.749209 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 22578 2007-08-04T12:22:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 8161 2007-08-04T12:22:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 18722 2024-10-09T14:39:20.403371 application/rdf+xml 11574 2024-10-09T14:39:15.869385 image/jpeg 3043 2024-10-09T14:39:15.581645 image/jpeg 171588 2024-10-09T14:39:14.627410 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog