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A segregation-era flag bearing the Confederate battle emblem was changed in 2001 and then again in 2004 amid strong debate and disagreement. Georgia’s official state flag is actually the third ...
Georgians overwhelmingly endorsed their current flag Tuesday in a referendum that drew little of the emotion that has dominated the state's flag debate in recent years.
In 1992, Abrams took part in a protest in which she and other black student activists set fire to the then-current Georgia state flag, which incorporated the Confederate battle flag. What's False ...
Think Georgia is one of the most patriotic states in America? You might be surprised where it actually lands, just in time for the Fourth of July.
At a ceremony filled with emotion, Mississippi’s governor signed legislation to bring down the only state flag left in the U.S. dominated by the Confederate battle emblem. But there’s another ...
Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias has announced the results of the state flag redesign contest following a five-week voting period. Voters had the option to choose their favorite from ...
Georgia-state-flag-burning-protest participant and now gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams made two giant mistakes in her life. The first mistake was that she didn’t invite the rest of us t… ...
The Georgia Legislature voted Friday to change the state flag to a version that echoes the Confederate battle emblem, but without the familiar Dixie cross that had led civil rights leaders to ...
The people of Illinois have spoken, and they overwhelmingly favor retaining the current state flag. Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias has announced the results of the state flag ...
The rebel banner, added to the flag in 1956, occupies two-thirdsof the current flag. On the new flag, it will be reduced to one offive historic flags displayed on a ribbon below the state seal.
The people of Illinois have spoken, and they overwhelmingly favor retaining the current state flag. Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias has announced the results of the state flag ...