List of black flags

This is a list of flags which are entirely or largely black.

* The Black Flag was flown by certain irregular Confederate Army units in the American Civil War of 1861-1865 to symbolize that they would neither give, nor accept quarter; symbolizing the opposite of the white flag of surrender.
* The Anarchist black flag has been an anarchist symbol since the 1880s. Anarchists use either a plain black flag or a black flag with an "A" and an "O" around it, this symbol is a reference to a Proudhon quote, meaning anarchy is the mother of order .
* Black flags are often associated with funerals in the West, particularly state funerals and public mourning.
* In former Yugoslavia, a plain black flag is the flag of mourning. It is displayed for 40 days after death on the deceased person's house.
* A black flag was used by Muhammad to represent his religion. [http://www.fotw.net/flags/islam.html] It has also been stated that it will be the flag of the army that will fight the "Dajjal".
*Black Flag is another name for the Jolly Roger, a skull and crossbones on a black background, and is associated with pirates.
* The black flag is an Irish Republican symbol dating from the time of the 1981 hunger strikes.
* The black flag is a racing flag used to summon a driver to the pits.
* In sail racing, when the black flag is displayed with the preparatory signal, a boat which passes the start line before the starting signal is disqualified.
* In some forms of racing, including most small boat races (especially sailing races) a black flag is used to disqualify competitors or indicate some other penalty (such as a forced pit stop in NASCAR).
* Afghanistan flew a solid black flag from 1880-1901 (see Flag of Afghanistan)
* Upon the surrender of Nazi Germany in World War II German U-boats were ordered to fly a black flag and sail to an Allied port and surrender. [http://www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/wwii/gs5.htm]
* The black flag is the symbol of the Jewish ultra-Orthodox, anti-Zionist group, Neturei Karta. It is flown as a sign of mourning over the creation of the State of Israel, most commonly on Israeli Independence Day.

See also

*Red flag
*Orange flag (Orange Revolution)
*Yellow flag
*Green flag
*Blue flag (Blue Revolution)
*Bonnie Blue Flag
*Lilac flag
*Purple flag (Purple Revolution; Bisexual pride flag)
*Violet flag
*Pink flag (Pink Revolution)
*White flag