The 12-year-old boy at the center of the controversy surrounding the Gadsden Flag can claim victory over the Colorado school that forced him to leave class after we wore the “Don’t Tread On Me” patch on his backpack.
The Gadsden flag has its roots in Benjamin Franklin’s Join, or Die cartoon, which features a snake and calls for colonial unity. It was introduced in 1775 as a flag for the Continental Navy.
