In 2003 Georgia lawmakers prompted a discussion about changing the state flag which evidence from the text supports the idea that politicians were divided over a new flag check all that apply
It was not a flag that all Georgians could rally around. On this date in 1956, Governor Marvin Griffin signed legislation to change the Georgia flag to one that included the Confederate battle emblem on two-thirds of the banner.
Why were the politicians divided over the flag?
Confederate major, introduced legislation to give Georgia militia units an official state flag. The new banner was based on the first national flag of the Confederacy (the “Stars and Bars”).
