The history of Alabama's state flag and its red-X design dates back to Have you ever wondered about the red-X design featured on Alabama's state flag? Alabama's state flag was. The bill was sponsored by Rep. John W. Historian John Coski says that the flag was adopted following Jim Crow laws and segregation, as several states incorporated the Confederate battle flag into their own state flags during this time.
There are just two colors used in the flag of Alabama. The flag features a white field with a red Cross of St. Andrew placed diagonally from corner to corner. It was in when Alabama had its first official flag. Because the flag has historically been depicted as square, it is often compared to the Confederate battle flag, though many now claim it was not an influence.
However in , Alabama adopted its current coat of arms which does feature the Confederate battle flag. The Alabama flag is one of few that only use two colors.
Historically the flag was produced and depicted as square. The common proportion of is often used now. In , as Alabama left the Union, the Alabama Secession Convention adopted its first official flag.
They were removed during renovations and will not be put back once the remodeling is complete. I am well aware of how many Americans negatively view the confederate flag, and, personally, I am very sympathetic to these views. Large-scale controversy over Confederate imagery began last year after a white man shot and killed nine African-Americans at a Church in Charleston, South Carolina.
The square battle flag of Confederate Army of N. After the Charleston Shooting, Alabama Gov.
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