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

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The Gadsden flag, that includes a rattlesnake and the word "Don't Tread on Me," used to be adopted by a few Confederate contraptions as a image of resistance opposed to perceived oppression.