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 ...

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 ...

They say the flag lacks significant symbolism, which leads to some people feeling apathetic about the flag, compared to other representations of North Carolina, such as the state’s outline.

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 ...