Committee report focus is not on demonstrators – 5 essential reads on the symbols they carried on Jan. 6

As the final report emerges from the congressional committee investigating the insurrection on Jan. 6, 2021, the focus is on the role of then-President Donald Trump and those close to him. That's crucial information, but it leaves out another important chapter of the story. 

There were thousands of people demonstrating on the streets of Washington, D.C., that day, whose actions are not recounted in detail in the congressional report. They carried a variety of political and ideological flags and signs. The Conversation asked scholars to explain what they saw – including ancient Norse images and more recent flags from U.S. history. 

Here are five articles from The Conversation's coverage, explaining what many of the symbols mean…

https://theconversation.com/committee-report-focus-is-not-on-demonstrators-5-essential-reads-on-the-symbols-they-carried-on-jan-6-196638