USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -In 1956, prompted by the Supreme Court’s Brown v. Board of Education ruling that declared segregation unconstitutional, Georgia adopted a state flag that prominently incorporated the symbol. Across the South, Citizens’ Councils and the Ku Klux Klan flew the battle flag as they intimidated Black citizens.

Detailed explanation-2: -Board of Education in the early afternoon of May 17, 1954, Southern white political leaders condemned the decision and vowed to defy it. James Eastland, the powerful Senator from Mississippi, declared that “the South will not abide by nor obey this legislative decision by a political body.”

Detailed explanation-3: -In response to the Brown v. Board decision, Georgia passed legislation requiring the closing of public schools that had been forced to integrate by court orders and their conversion to private schools.

Detailed explanation-4: -Signed into law on February 13, 1956, the bill became effective the following July 1. Before an in-depth examination of the 1956 state flag can be carried out, it should be noted that there is nothing inherently controversial or racist about the actual design of the Confederate battle flag.

Detailed explanation-5: -In fact, many state legislatures enacted laws that led to the legally mandated segregation of the races. In other words, the laws of many states decreed that blacks and whites could not use the same public facilities, ride the same buses, attend the same schools, etc. These laws came to be known as Jim Crow laws.