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Red and black diagonal flag of Anarchism
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image by António Martins, 8 August 2004
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Red and black is most commonly used by anarcho-syndicalists, anarcho-communists, and libertarian-left unions or labour activists.
Matthias Speer, 5 February 2003
First used by anarchists during the Spanish Civil War: The red flag of socialism (Confederación Nacional del Trabajo) and the black flag of anarchism (Federación Anarquista Ibérica). The red and black colours are also often used by the syndicalism movement [trade unionism].
Marcus Wendel, 16 August 1999
The red and black flag goes from bottom left to top right, with red on top and black on bottom. The red is the red of the communist flag, and symbolises material equality, or the principle of "from each according to their abilities, to each according to their needs." The black is the black of the anarchist flag, and symbolises social freedom, the freedom of each individual to do as they please so long as their actions don't cause harm to others. Together red and black symbolise libertarian communism. It goes diagonally as a negation of nationalism and a reaffirmation of internationalism.
Ben, 2 February 2000
The red over black diagonal is most used as anarchist flag in Denmark.
Ole Andersen, 14 August 1999
Not in Portugal: The only anarchist flag I've seen around here was the black flag with encircled "A".
Jorge Candeias, 16 August 1999

image by António Martins, 8 August 2004
At www.infoshop.org/faq/, there is another design of anarchist flag, with the red-black partition in the other diagonal.
João Madureira, 29 April 2003
It's not a case of unadverted flipping or turning of a flag cloth image, as the image at www.infoshop.org/faq/flag.gif shows red over black with diagonal from top hoist to lower fly.
António Martins, 8 August 2004

image by Marcus Schmöger, 10 May 2002
In the May 1st, 2002, demonstration in Münich, a simple black over red bicolour was also shown.
Marcus Schmöger, 10 May 2002