Alabama, which joined the union as the 22nd state in 1819, is located in the southern United States and nicknamed the "Heart of Dixie." The region that became Alabama was occupied by American Indians as early as some 10,000 years ago. Europeans reached the area in the 16th century. During the first half of the 19th century, cotton and slave labor were central to Alabama's economy. The state played a key role in the American Civil War; its capital, Montgomery, was the Confederacy's first capital. Following the war, segregation of blacks and whites prevailed throughout much of the South.
The Alabama State Flag was approved by the Alabama Legislature on February 16, 1895. The state banner was to be a blood-red cross of St. Andrew on a field of white. The bars framing the cross were not to be under six inches wide and were to develop corner to corner over the banner from side to side.
Over the years, there has been much confusion and speculation over the shape of the Alabama state flag. Dr. Thomas Owen, director of the Alabama Department of Archives and History interviewed individuals who had been around at the time that the bill was introduced. He concluded that the flag was intended to "preserve in permanent form some of the more distinctive features of the Confederate battle flag, particularly the St. Andrew's cross" Owen then made the conclusion that the flag should be square, based on the "regulations governing the Confederate battle flag."
On January 11, 1861, the Secession Convention passed a resolution designating a flag designed by a group of Montgomery women as the official flag of the convention. This flag has often been referred to as the Republic of Alabama Flag. One side of the flag displayed the Goddess of Liberty holding in her right hand an unsheathed sword; in the left a small flag with one star.
On the spring of 1863, the Confederate Congress disputed about for another national flag for the Confederacy. The Second National Flag was extensively known as the "Stainless Banner." Because the first issue of this flag hung the crate of General Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson, it was then called the "Jackson Flag." For the special events the Flag Company Inc invented beautiful decals for the University history support.
Today's Alabama's state banner is just a red cross on a field of white. The Alabama enactment does not determine whether the banner ought to be square or rectangular, and it is seen both ways. Alabama's is one of the most striking of the 50 state flags. Its bright-red "X" emblazoned on a stark white rectangle just seems to evoke more than, say, California's bear or Montana's scenic porthole, a fact that reflects both its visual power, and the history of Confederate and racist iconography across the South.
The Alabama State Flag was approved by the Alabama Legislature on February 16, 1895. The state banner was to be a blood-red cross of St. Andrew on a field of white. The bars framing the cross were not to be under six inches wide and were to develop corner to corner over the banner from side to side.
Over the years, there has been much confusion and speculation over the shape of the Alabama state flag. Dr. Thomas Owen, director of the Alabama Department of Archives and History interviewed individuals who had been around at the time that the bill was introduced. He concluded that the flag was intended to "preserve in permanent form some of the more distinctive features of the Confederate battle flag, particularly the St. Andrew's cross" Owen then made the conclusion that the flag should be square, based on the "regulations governing the Confederate battle flag."
On January 11, 1861, the Secession Convention passed a resolution designating a flag designed by a group of Montgomery women as the official flag of the convention. This flag has often been referred to as the Republic of Alabama Flag. One side of the flag displayed the Goddess of Liberty holding in her right hand an unsheathed sword; in the left a small flag with one star.
On the spring of 1863, the Confederate Congress disputed about for another national flag for the Confederacy. The Second National Flag was extensively known as the "Stainless Banner." Because the first issue of this flag hung the crate of General Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson, it was then called the "Jackson Flag." For the special events the Flag Company Inc invented beautiful decals for the University history support.
Today's Alabama's state banner is just a red cross on a field of white. The Alabama enactment does not determine whether the banner ought to be square or rectangular, and it is seen both ways. Alabama's is one of the most striking of the 50 state flags. Its bright-red "X" emblazoned on a stark white rectangle just seems to evoke more than, say, California's bear or Montana's scenic porthole, a fact that reflects both its visual power, and the history of Confederate and racist iconography across the South.
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