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14. Look up confederate flags, then look at Georgia's current flag

Sat Jul 11, 2015, 11:18 AM

Jul 2015

Last edited Sat Jul 11, 2015, 12:07 PM - Edit history (2)

[font style="font-family:'Georgia','Baskerville Old Face','Helvetica',fantasy;" size=4 color=teal]The current state flag IS the first national flag of the CSA.[/font]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Georgia_(U.S._state)#Current_flag
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flags_of_the_Confederate_States_of_America#First_national_flag_.28the_Stars_and_Bars.29

[font style="font-family:'Georgia','Baskerville Old Face','Helvetica',fantasy;" size=4 color=teal]That or see post 15.[/font]

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Time to change the Mississippi state flag! [View all] Catch2.2 Jul 2015 OP

Mississippi NOLALady Jul 2015 #1

Another reason I'm glad my kids are adults now jberryhill Jul 2015 #2

what about this arely staircase Jul 2015 #3

The Magnolia Flag would be better, to better reflect the state... Humanist_Activist Jul 2015 #4

Could use a better tree. arely staircase Jul 2015 #8

The trees in Mississippi are not the right height jberryhill Jul 2015 #11

Pelosi Forces Vote To Remove State Flags With Confederate Symbol From Capitol struggle4progress Jul 2015 #5

Mississippi congressman calls Confederate flag a symbol of 'treasonous group' struggle4progress Jul 2015 #6

Miss Mississippi calls state flag 'relic' struggle4progress Jul 2015 #7

good for her nt arely staircase Jul 2015 #9

Don't forget about Georgia's State flag! nt LostOne4Ever Jul 2015 #10

Georgia removed the offending symbol in 2001. n/t MadrasT Jul 2015 #12

Look up confederate flags, then look at Georgia's current flag LostOne4Ever Jul 2015 #14

Governor Roy Barnes first changed the flag back in 2001 Calista241 Jul 2015 #13

This is Georgia's current flag: LostOne4Ever Jul 2015 #15

And since we are changing and hiding history. oneshooter Jul 2015 #16

No one said that. States shouldn't have symbols of failed rebellion... Humanist_Activist Jul 2015 #17