What is the significance of the Red and Black Flag?
The red and black flag is the primary symbol of the international libertarian labour movement. [1] Its colours symbolise the basic principles and goals of anarcho-syndicalism — red for material and social equality and the black of the anarchist flag for freedom and solidarity. To that extent the colours of the anarcho-syndicalist flag are a constant reminder both of the libertarian means by which the anarcho-syndicalist fights and the goal of freedom from statism and wage-slavery that she or he fights for. Originally the red and black were placed vertically, one of top of each other. A later innovation placed the red and black diagonally along a line running from bottom left to top right, with a red triangle placed on top and a black one below. This crossing of the flag represents the internationalist aspect of the anarcho-syndicalist movement through the nullification, in a sense and with a purpose similar to that of the pure black of the anarchist flag, of all other flags. The direc
