Meaning behind final flag designs revealed

Meaning behind final flag designs revealed

Now there are two.

Two designs are left for what could be the new Mississippi state flag.

ONE OF THESE TWO FLAGS COULDBECOTHE MISSISSIPPI'S NEW BANNER..THE NEW MAGNOLIA ON THE LEFT ANDTHEGREAT RIVER FLAG ON THE RIGHT...WHO CREATED THESE FLAG?

..ANDWHAT IS THEMEANING BEHIND THEM..WE SPOKE WITH THE DESIGNERS TOFIND OUT.

THE FINAL FLAGS UNDERCONSIDERATION TO BEMISSISSIPPI'S NEW BANNER WERECREATED IN TWO DIFFERENT WAYS.6:43- SUE ANNA JOE: I WASACTUALLY RATHER SHOCKED..GREENWOOD NATIVE SUE ANNA JOE ISONE OF THETHREE DESIGNERS CREDITED WITHTHE SO-CALLED NEW MAGNOLIA FLAG.5:50- SUE ANNA: MY CONTRIBUTIONIS THE MAGNOLIA BLOOM THAT WASIN THE CENTERJOE'S ORIGINAL SUBMISSION WASCUAFTER THE SECOND ROUND, BUT THEMAGNOLIA SHE CREATED ...IS THEFOCAL POINT OFTHE NEW MAGNOLIA8:00- SUE ANNA: I GREW UP WITH AMAGNOLIA TREE IN MY BACKYARD SOWHEN I SEE IT I THINKMISSISSIPPI...I THINK HOME.

8:07SHE'S NOT THE ONLY ONE...2:20- VAUGHAN: HERE'S ONE...IMCALLING IT MISS MAGGIE...2:25VAUGHAN SAYS HE SUBMITTED FOURDESIGNS TO THE COMMISSION...ALLFEATURING MAGNOLIAS.1:37- ROCKY VAUGHN: I THINKWHAT I DID WAS GIVE THE BASICINGREDIENTS FOR A MAGNOLIA STATEFLAG 1:46HE'S SAYS HE'S HONORED TO BECREDITED AS ONEOF THE DESIGNERS OF THE NEWMAGNOLIA EVENTHOUGH IT'S NOT HOW HEENVISIONED IT.6:42-VAUGHAN L IM NOT TOO KEENONTHE GOLD BARS I LIKE THE REDAGAINST THE BLUE..I JUST WANTWHAT LOOKS LIKE MISSISSIPPI KARAGILES ADDED THE GOLD BARS...ANDSUEANNA'S MAGNOLI46- KARA: THE COMMITTEE WASALLOWED TO BRING IN OTHERDESIGNERS TO HELP THEM TWEAKSUBMISSIONSGILES IS AN ASSISTANT TO FLAGCOMMISSION MEMBER AND OXFORDMAYOR ROBYNTANNEHILL.

AND GRAPHIC DESIGNER...SO WHENTHE COMMISSION WANTED TO MAKETWEAKS KARA LISTENED....6:22-KARA: IM HEARING MAGNOLIAIM HEARING STATELY...SO I KINDOF TRIED TO GO INTHAT DIRECTION.

6:27 THE NEWMAGNOLIA WAS THE RESULT.THE GREAT RIVER FLAG CAME FROMONEDESIGNER.2:17 MICAH: FOR THE LAST 10YEARSI'VE HAD A LETTERPRESS COMPANYWITH MY WIFE 2:22..AND WEMAKE SOUTHERN PRINT WE CALLTHEM.LOVE LETTERS HOME 2:28MICAH WHITSON IS AN OLE MISSGRADUATECURRENTLY WORKING IN BOSTON.WHITSON FOUND HIS INSPIRATION ATTHEDEPARTMENT OF ARCHIVES ANDHISTORY---IN MISSISSIPPI'S TERRITORIALSEAL FROM17981:16- MICAH: I WANTED OT STARTTHERE WITH SOMETHING THATWAS KIND OF GROUNDED N THEHISTORY OF MISSISSIPPI AND USETHE GRAPHIC THERE AS A STARTINGPOINT 1:25 WHITSON CALLS IT THEGREAT RIVER FLAG BECAUSE OF THERIVER DESIGN ALONG THE TOPOF THE SEAL...THE RED VERTICAL LINES-- INTHREES--REPRESENTING THE THREE NATIONSTHATOCCUPIED THE MISSISSIPPITERRITORY: SPAIN, FRANCE, ANDGREAT BRITAIN.THE STAR- TO WHITSON REPRESENTEDTRUTHAND AND MISSISSIPI'S CHOCTAWNATION.ONLINE, WHITSON IS SHARING OTHERWAYSTHE FLAG COULD BE USED...TOSHOWCASECITIES, COUNTIES, ANDCELEBRITIES....INSPORTS, CULTURE AND CIVILRIGHTS.1:59 MICAH: I WANTED TO WORKEXTREMELY HARD ON DESIGNINTHIS AND ALSO SHARING THE STORYSO PEOPLE COULD GET EXCITEDABOUT A NEW OFFICIAL SYMBOL FORTHE STATE 2:09 THE COMMISSIONWILL CHOOSE ONE OF THESE DESIGNSTO BE THE NEW SYMBOL OF THESTATE...BUT MISSISSIPPIANS WILL HAVETHE FINAL SAY VOTING YES OR NOON NOVEMBER 3RD.

YOU CAN READ MORE ABOUT THEMEANING ANSYMBOLISM IN EACH FLAG ON THEDEPARTMENT OF ARCHIVES ANDHISTORYWEBSITE.YOU'RE ALSO ALLOWED TO VOTE IN ANONBINDINGPOLL THERE.IT'S CLOSE.THE 12 MEMBER COMMISSION WILLMAKEIT'S CHOICE-- WEDNESDAY.