2004-09
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 8/31/2004
In early 1955, an Atlanta attorney proposed a new flag design, for Georgia, one that would incorporate the Confederate Battle Flag. At the 1956 session of the General Assembly, state senators Jefferson Lee Davis and Willis Harden introduced a bill to change the state flag design again. This bill was signed into law on February 13, 1956. For over 45 years this flag flew over the state of Georgia; the state seal depicted on a blue field and a representation of the Confederate Battle Flag to the right. Some Georgia residents were not please with the 1956 design, however, and found the inclusion of the Confederate Battle Flag offensive and representative of a distasteful segment of Georgia history. For years the design of the flag was challenged and in January, 2001, the Georgia House and Senate voted on a new design intended to recognize the Confederate Battle Flag's historical significance while minimizing its prominence as representative of the state of Georgia. Governor Roy Barnes signed the legislation that had made its way through the Georgia Legislature in only six days and a new flag was quietly raised over the state capital on January 31. The flag offered here is one of the last of the offical flags featuring the controversial design, flown over the capitol. It is sealed in plastic and is in very good condition.
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