The brief-flying state flag was a compromise intended to shrink the Confederate emblem but incorporate the symbol in a mini-montage of old Georgia flags.

When Georgia retired its Confederate-dominated state flag two years ago, Ray Johnson refused to surrender the red-and-blue banner flying in his own front yard.

The flag is a divisive issue in Georgia. From 1956 until 2001, its prominent feature was the rebel cross. But in 2001, then-Gov. Roy Barnes -- concerned that the flag’s association with slavery ...

ATLANTA, April 4 -- -- After months of debate on Georgia's flag, state lawmakers struck a compromise today -- a new flag that echoes an old Confederate flag but does not include the divisive Dixie ...

The old Georgia state flag could be the only thing standing in the way of a new museum. Wick's Tavern is the oldest commercial building in Carroll County. Historians say it was once a gathering ...

Georgia voters will pick between the new flag and the 2001 flag in a referendum next March. Few give the old flag any chance to win.

NPR's Kathy Lohr reports that six months after the Georgia legislature adopted a new state flag with a reduced confederate emblem, some people want to bring back the old flag. People in the town ...

When the old Georgia flag is pulled down and the new one raised, Mississippi will be the only state that prominently features the Confederate battle emblem. But that may not last either.

After months of debating Georgia's flag, state lawmakers struck a surprise compromise Friday — an entirely new flag that echoes an old Confederate flag but does not include the divisive Dixie ...

At the heart of the debate is the old state flag which features the Confederate battle flag that is dear to the hearts of Southern heritage supporters, but repugnant to the majority of the state's ...