African-Americans have often sought to show their patriotism by taking ownership of the flag. It is no accident that Barack Obama delivered his speech on race with flags displayed in the background. During the civil rights movement, activists waved the flag as a symbol of justice and equality and embraced it as representing their struggle. Forman's photograph disturbed viewers for many reasons, but none more so than the use of the flag to puncture the dream of inclusion. Unfortunately, that dream is still far from being fulfilled. On Sept. 1, 2005, Associated Press photographer Eric Gay took this shot of 84-year-old Milvertha Hendricks waiting in the rain outside the Convention Center in New Orleans in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Her brow is furrowed, and her eyes stare blankly forward. The fingers of her right hand slip beneath the fabric that provides her only shelter. The flag has become a mourning shawl. She appears to be waiting for deliverance and wondering whether it will ever come.