These flags conserve the overall design of the modern
Mississippi State Flag. Instead of the Confederate battle flag you can substitute another non-offensive Southern Heritage symbol - like the
Bonnie Blue Flag. This flag takes original design elements, conserves Southern Heritage, and keeps it modern.
Here the
Southern Crescent is used. Nominally a symbol of South Carolina, but it is also a general symbol of Southern Values. In this case its meaning can be doubly extended to reflect the new communities of the Islamic South, which in 2015 is an extreme minority. Also note that an unknown, yet sizable portion of slaves brought over from Africa had Islamic heritage. The most famous being
Kunta Kinte who was popularized in the
Roots television series from 1977, played by
LeVar Burton and
John Amos.
The original
Naval Jack of the Confederacy conserves heritage. It only has seven stars as Mississippi was a part of the
Original Southern Seven. The seven states that left the Union before Lincoln was inaugurated include: South Carolina, Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, and Texas.
This flag has a multilateral meaning. The crescent symbol is related to the South with a smaller Bonnie Blue Star in the upper corner. But it can also represent the portion of Islamic African immigrants who were forcibly bonded into American service, long before Mississippi was a state.
Also note the
Starry Symbolic preserves some of the modern design, but diminishes Southern Heritage Symbols, if not for basic framework of the original flag.
In the end it is a good bet that the
Original Mississippi State flag from 1861 will be chosen. If the people of Mississippi decide to change their flag it will mostly likely happen on November 6, 2015. Reason being, it was 150 years from that date that the last in military service and official Confederate Flag was lowered on the
CSS Shenandoah, on November 6, 1865, thus putting a final surrender and salute to the legion of heroes who severed in the US Civil War.
There seem to be redundant, I would suggest that either the Magnolia, or crossed la cross stcks such as are seen in the Choctaw seal would reflect Mississippi culture much more originally.
ReplyDeleteThere seem to be redundant, I would suggest that either the Magnolia, or crossed la cross stcks such as are seen in the Choctaw seal would reflect Mississippi culture much more originally.
ReplyDeleteInteresting view, I'm certain the flag will change on this years election ballot. Not sure what the design will be, but I'm excited to see what happens. I really do not like the 22 starred meatball design.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing
It's not a moon. It's a gorget; a piece of armor like a knight would wear protecting the neck. Soldiers in the 18th century still this piece of non-functioning armor for decoration.
ReplyDeleteI suggest not changing the flag
ReplyDeleteAnother option is to just word the flag code 'with a square version of the Southern Naval Jack.' Thus you can fly the first jack which has seven stars or the later jack— that is basically the same current flag. Keeping it ambiguous, will let people and communities have which ever one they want. Effectively Mississippi can having their 'pecan pie' and eat it too...so to speak. You could even add, the seven stars represent the seven southern states (of the 48 united) are supposed to honor their African-geographic latitude/heritage? Since only that seven are totally south of Europe.
DeleteThe Bonnie Blue can also have a trifold meaning. Number one, it can establish a connection to Africa, because the white star on blue was at one time the flag of Somalia and eastern Congo. Thus this flag can represent Southern and African Heritages simultaneously. Nonetheless, eastern Congo keeps changing her flag every few years and Somalia is yet to settle down. The white star on Blue is and was a symbol for the Heart of Africa. Thus if used with a New Mississippi flag it can have multilateral meaning for the observer to hold nearest to his or her heart: as to represent Dixie and represent the Heart of Africa.
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