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.

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 ...

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 ...

Board of Education in 1954, Georgia replied with a bill adding a large battle flag emblem to their state’s banner. Now, in the face of new protests for racial equality, one at a time the ...

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.

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 ...