Why is there a Confederate flag behind Bush and the pope in this photo?
April 22nd, 2008 at 10:13am Pat Cunningham
Seems kind of weird at first, doesn’t it?
Here’s the deal:
At the welcoming ceremonies last week on the South Lawn of the White House, the flags of all 50 states were arrayed in the background. Among them was the flag of Mississippi, which includes a symbol of the glorious Confederacy, a sentimental reminder of those good old days of slavery.
Entry Filed under: Mississippi state flag, Pope Benedict XVI, President Bush
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1. Menlo Bob | April 22nd, 2008 at 11:02 am
That portion of the flag of Mississippi is actually the Confederate Battle Flag. The actual flag of the Confederacy was known as the Stars and Bars and is very different from what we call the Confederate flag. Mississippi’s flag is made up of both the Battle Flag and Stars and Bars motif. In 2001 Mississippi was asked to vote on a new flag design that incorporated the general design of the Confederate Flag but it was rejected by the voters. Currently, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, Alabama, Tennessee and Arkansas have aspects of the either the Stars and Bars, or the Confederate Battle Flag or the Naval Jack of the Confederate states.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Mississippi
2. Pat Cunningham | April 22nd, 2008 at 11:27 am
Thanks for the info, Bob
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