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Arkansas State Flag

By Billi Johns


The first clear record of African-Americans in Arkansas is from 1721, more than a hundred years before statehood. In the decades that followed, Black men and women maintained an important presence in the state.

Three blue stars in a straight line were centered in the diamond. Miss Hocker explained that the three colors (red, white and blue) designated Arkansas as a member of the Union. The diamond shape signified Arkansas as the only state in North America where diamonds had been found and mined. The three stars in the center of the diamond had three meanings.

The center of the diamond bears the name of the state, i.e, Arkansas, written in prominent capital letters. Right below the name of the state, there are 3 stars and another star is placed centrally on the top of the name. The symbolism of Arkansas Flag can be explained in the following manner. The colors red, blue and white link the state of Arkansas with the USA.

The diamond represents Arkansas as the first diamond producing a state in the US. The three blue stars together in the diamond have three meanings: They represent the three countries Arkansas has belonged to Spain, France, and the United States.

Because adding the fourth star made the flag look asymmetrical (the bottom three stars were still arranged in a straight line) the legislator also offsets one of the stars at the bottom giving us the flag we fly today.

There is a barrage of cheap and inferior Arkansas flags being imported and sold, that do not comply with the flag statute. This is bad for a number of reasons. Imported flags are cheaply made and more importantly, the designs, materials, colors, and methods of printing do not compare well with the better quality, longer-lasting, and correctly designed flags made by American manufacturers. The Flag Company Inc specialized in flag designs offered a special edition of decals and flags to memorize the history of Arkansas flag for the future.




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