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This noun partly names William Driver’s prized possession that was almost seized by the Confederate governor of Tennessee. This noun titles a Pulitzer Prize–winning photograph by Stanley Forman in which Joseph Rakes “soils” (20[1])an object nicknamed (20[1])for this concept. A 1989 (20[2])film titled for this word centers on the all-Black (20[1])54th Massachusetts Regiment. (20[7])Martin Luther King Jr. (20[3])ended (20[1])his “I’ve Been to the Mountaintop” (20[1])speech by quoting the opening line of a song (20[1])which states (*) “My eyes have seen the (10[1])[this (10[6])word] of the coming (10[1])of the Lord.” In Julia Ward Howe’s “The Battle Hymn of the Republic,” the chorus repeats “Hallelujah” and this word. For 10 points, what word follows “old” in a popular nickname (10[1])for American (10[1])flags? (10[1])■END■ (10[2])

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