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Jul 26, 2004 · The current Georgia state flag was the state's third in twenty-seven months. The new flag features the state coat of arms, surrounded by thirteen stars, which represent the original American colonies.
State Flag, 1956-2001. Georgia's General Assembly ratified the addition of the Confederate Battle Flag to the state flag in 1956 as a backlash to the Brown v. Board of Education decisions, which federally imposed integration of public schools.
Thirteen stars circled the seal representing Georgia's role as one of the 13 original colonies of the United States. Under the seal and the stars, a banner titled GEORGIA'S HISTORY showed five of the flags that have flown over the state.
Jul 15, 2020 · The compromise flag, which is still Georgia’s current state flag, is literally the Stars and Bars Confederate flag, but with a small yellow insignia added in the center of the circle.
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Georgia’s official state flag is actually the third flag design to fly over the state Capitol in Atlanta since 2001, when the Georgia flag bearing the Confederate battle emblem...
Jun 27, 2015 · The history of the Georgia flag begins in antebellum times and reached a fiery crescendo in 1956, when a staunchly segregationist General Assembly installed the Confederate battle flag, the...
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Mar 15, 2018 · The flag a white horizontal strip sandwiched by two red horizontal stripes and a blue squire at the top left hand containing 13 glittering stars with the coat of arms in gold at the center. The circular flow of stars indicates that Georgia was one of the initial 13 colonies.
