CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Two students from N.C. State are looking to change North Carolina's flag, saying the current design lacks the symbolism necessary to make people proud they're from the state ...

The state flag emerged in 1861 at North Carolina's state constitutional convention. This is where the state's delegates voted to join the Confederacy. This meant that it was trying to secede from ...

Two students at NC State University researched history of North Carolina flag, then created possible new designs. Why they say it’s needed.

Students’ problems with current flag. The state flag’s design is dictated in state law, first enacted in 1885 and slightly revised in 1991.. The flag includes a blue section on the leftmost ...

The North Carolina state flag, pictured here blowing in the wind on May 12, 2022, on a flagpole outside the Legislative Building in downtown Raleigh. Dawn Baumgartner Vaughan dvaughan@newsobserver ...

Two students at NC State University researched history of North Carolina flag, then created possible new designs. Why they say it’s needed.

The North Carolina state flag, pictured here blowing in the wind on May 12, 2022, on a flagpole outside the Legislative Building in downtown Raleigh. Dawn Baumgartner Vaughan dvaughan@newsobserver ...