In 2025, the U.S. Coast Guard instituted a policy stating that divisive or hate symbols and flags are prohibited, explicitly including a noose, a swastika, and symbols or flags co-opted or adopted by hate-based groups.
November 21, 2025
high
temporal
Summarizes the Coast Guard's 2025 policy position banning divisive or hate symbols and flags.
The U.S. Coast Guard has maintained a long-standing prohibition on publicly displaying the Confederate flag except in limited contexts such as educational or historical settings.
November 21, 2025
high
temporal
Describes the Coast Guard's enduring policy limiting public display of the Confederate flag to specific contexts.
A 2019 U.S. Coast Guard policy described symbols such as swastikas and nooses as "widely identified with oppression or hatred" and characterized their display as a potential hate incident.
January 01, 2019
high
policy
Describes the characterization of certain symbols in the Coast Guard's 2019 policy.