Held for nine murders in Charleston, South Carolina, Dylann Roof has also fired up passions in the United States over the flying of a southern battle flag.br br It dates from Civil War America’s Confederate States, whose cornerstone was “that the Negro is not equal to the white man” — in the words of 1861 Confederate Vice President Alexander Stephens. br br The Southern cross — a dark blue saltire studded with 13 white stars, against a red background — may be a symbol of pride to many, but to protesting rights advocates that pride is misplaced.