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Here’s a thread with some facts regarding my home state’s flag.
This is based on information that I only learned today — 32 years after being born there.
This is based on information that I only learned today — 32 years after being born there.
The blue star above #Arkansas represents its membership in the Confederacy.
According to the Arkansas Secretary of State’s website, state legislators did not add that particular star until 1923. That’s 58 years after the Civil War (and 2 years after the Tulsa Race Massacre).
According to the Arkansas Secretary of State’s website, state legislators did not add that particular star until 1923. That’s 58 years after the Civil War (and 2 years after the Tulsa Race Massacre).
The sourcing for that information comes directly from the AR Secretary of State’s “history of the flag” webpage here: https://www.sos.arkansas.gov/education/arkansas-history/history-of-the-flag/story-of-the-flag
The excerpt from the website, which you can read 
, further states the flag is a “proud banner that flies for all Arkansans.”
Think about that, though.
The simple historical fact is the Confederacy fought to keep Black people as property instead of equal members of society.
, further states the flag is a “proud banner that flies for all Arkansans.”Think about that, though.
The simple historical fact is the Confederacy fought to keep Black people as property instead of equal members of society.
The question worth pondering now is what was the true intention of including a symbol to denote a short, four-year period in the state’s history?
Pointing out these facts is not meant to inflame, but perhaps it will lead to a conversation about the power of symbols. Maybe.
Pointing out these facts is not meant to inflame, but perhaps it will lead to a conversation about the power of symbols. Maybe.
