In June 1991, the North Carolina senate modified the 1885 flag slightly. It remained mostly the same, but the vertical blue bar became wider. All three bars are exactly the same size today.

FROM NORTH CAROLINA.; The Colored Convention The State Convention Repealing the Secession Ordinance. Share full article. Oct. 9, 1865.

Think of the last time you saw the North Carolina state flag. Maybe it was waving in the wind on a flagpole, or maybe you saw it printed on a T-shirt. Did the flag’s design make you feel proud?