Thursday 7 July 2016

By Ron Jackson


Mississippi joined the Union as the 20th state in 1817 and gets its name from the Mississippi River, which forms its western border. Early inhabitants of the area that became Mississippi included the Choctaw, Natchez, and Chickasaw. Spanish explorers arrived in the region in 1540 but it was the French who established the first permanent settlement in present-day Mississippi in 1699.

Between 1861 and 1865, the state flew the flags of the Confederate States. After that, the official Mississippi Flag was adopted in the year 1894. The governor of Mississippi passed a bill on 12th January 2001, to select a new official Mississippi Flag.

Enriched with the national colors of the United States, the Mississippi state flag consists of a union square in the top left-hand corner which holds the ever-controversial Confederate flag. The Confederate flag has a field of red with intersecting blue lines. These lines hold 13 stars which represent the first colonies of the union. The rest of the Mississippi flag is divided into three bars horizontally of equal width. The top bar is blue, followed by white then the longer red bar.

The pledge to the flag of the State of Mississippi is “I salute the flag of Mississippi and the sovereign state for which it stands with pride in her history and achievements and with confidence in her future under the guidance of Almighty God.”

The Mississippi Flag bears clear resemblances with the earlier flags of the Confederate States. The colors blue, white and red are indicative of the American national colors. According to the Legislature of Mississippi, the 13 stars stand for the original 13 colonies of the US.

The symbolism of the Mississippi Flag gives an enlightening insight into the country and its core values. The Flag Company Inc specialized in flag designs offered a special edition of decals and flags to memorize the history of Mississippi Flag for the future.




About the Author:



0 comments :

Post a Comment