The 1956 flag: The Georgia state flag was changed Feb. 13, 1956, incorporating a Confederate battle emblem into the design, as a response to the Supreme Court rulings on desegregating schools.

Georgia Gov. Roy Barnes, right, and Cecil Alexander, left, the designer of the new Georgia state flag, pose with the banner in the governors office at the Capitol, Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2001.

A Georgia middle school teacher was arrested after allegedly threatening to cut off the head of a Muslim student who confronted him about an Israeli flag in his classroom. Benjamin Reese, 51, a ...

Local How and why the Georgia state flag has changed over the years By MIKE OWEN - mowen@ledger-enquirer.com Updated June 27, 2015 11:22 PM ...

ATLANTA, April 25 -- The Georgia Legislature voted today to change the state flag to a version that echoes the Confederate battle emblem, but without the familiar Dixie cross that had led black ...

NPR's Kathy Lohr reports that six months after the Georgia legislature adopted a new state flag with a reduced confederate emblem, some people want to bring back the old flag. People in the town ...

At a protest on the steps of the Georgia Capitol in 1992, Stacey Abrams, now the Democratic candidate for governor, joined in the burning of the state flag, which at the time incorporated the ...

ATLANTA, April 4 -- -- After months of debate on Georgia's flag, state lawmakers struck a compromise today -- a new flag that echoes an old Confederate flag but does not include the divisive Dixie ...

Georgia mostly resolved its confederate battle flag issues when the state changed the state flag in 2001. But the issue still brews in some circles -- with lines as brightly drawn as ever. Credit ...

The veterans of Georgia’s flag fight, meanwhile, hope that it serves as a reminder of the decades-old debate over the insignia. “I’m glad Mississippi finally saw the light of day.

The Confederate battle flag is making a return appearance to Georgia license plates. The specialty tag devoted to the Sons of Confederate Veterans will return after a minor redesign.

Georgia Politicians Upset After Decision to Lower Flag L.A. Times Archives June 26, 2003 12 AM PT ...