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The group stated that the flag "violates all the principles of good flag design". [15] After the 1956 state flag was replaced in 2001, the Georgia city of Trenton adopted a modified version as its official city flag, in protest. [16] There was widespread opposition to the new flag, pejoratively referred to as the "Barnes rag". [17]
In 1956, the state of Georgia changed its flag to largely feature the Confederate battle flag as part of a protest against desegregation. [1] In 2001, the Georgia General Assembly voted to change the flag, relegating the location of the Confederate flag to a greatly reduced place on the state flag. The city of Trenton opposed this new flag.
A 2000 report by the Georgia State Senate found the introduction of the 1956 flag to be a symbol of racist protest against desegregation. [3] Roy Barnes responded to calls for a new flag in 2001 by encouraging legislation on the matter. [4] The flag that was approved was originally designed around the time of the 1992 dispute by Cecil Alexander ...
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He was a member of the Georgia House of Representatives from 1953–57, 1963–65, 1971–75, and 1983–95. [2] [3] [4] He supported the 1956 change to the Georgia state flag but in 1993 he acknowledged it was offensive to some and worked for a compromise design. [5]
6. Oklahoma. This is the flag with the best lessons for South Carolina. The story goes that a Boy Scout leader looking for the exact Native American imagery to replicate the Oklahoma state flag ...
Alaska's state flag features eight gold stars, which form the Big Dipper and Polaris, against a dark blue backdrop. The Polaris, or North Star, on the flag is a symbol of Alaska’s northern location.
MacKay practiced law in Decatur, Georgia, with his daughter Kathy and remained active in the Georgia Conservancy. He was a lifelong Methodist and served as an Emory trustee. MacKay was one of 32 state House members who opposed the Georgia flag change in 1956. "There was only one reason for putting the flag on there.