The Gadsden flag, presenting a rattlesnake and the phrase "Don't Tread on Me

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The Gadsden flag, proposing a rattlesnake and the phrase "Don't Tread on Me," become adopted by way of some Confederate units as a image of resistance against perceived oppression.