While it doesn't appear to have been widely discussed recently, there have been murmurs online in the past about the Confederate past of Maryland's famously beloved state flag. Here is the story.

BALTIMORE (WJZ) --During a social media campaign to derail HBO's planned modern-day Southern slavery drama, one Twitter user's posts about the history of the Maryland flag got a lot of attention.

Symbols of the Confederacy from statues to flags have been taken down. Several articles online claim Maryland’s flag is one of them. True. The Maryland flag has a Confederate symbol in it.

Starting at the top of the section, the Maryland state flag slowly began to funnel its way down the assembled fans, an all-encompassing blanket of red, black and gold. Students and cheerleaders held ...

BUT THERE IS QUITE A BIT OF HISTORY WITH THE AMERICAN FLAG RIGHT HERE IN MARYLAND. AND JOINING US LIVE THIS MORNING WITH MORE IS CELEBRITY HISTORIAN RAFI BANDONEON. GOOD MORNING. NICE TO MEET YOU.