ONE OF THESE TWO FLAGS COULD
BECO
THE MISSISSIPPI'S NEW BANNER..
THE NEW MAGNOLIA ON THE LEFT AND
THE
GREAT RIVER FLAG ON THE RIGHT...
WHO CREATED THESE FLAG? ..AND
WHAT IS THE
MEANING BEHIND THEM..
WE SPOKE WITH THE DESIGNERS TO
FIND OUT.
 
 
 
 
THE FINAL FLAGS UNDER
CONSIDERATION TO BE
MISSISSIPPI'S NEW BANNER WERE
CREATED IN TWO DIFFERENT WAYS.
6:43- SUE ANNA JOE: I WAS
ACTUALLY RATHER SHOCKED..
GREENWOOD NATIVE SUE ANNA JOE IS
ONE OF THE
THREE DESIGNERS CREDITED WITH
THE SO-
CALLED NEW MAGNOLIA FLAG.
5:50- SUE ANNA: MY CONTRIBUTION
IS THE MAGNOLIA BLOOM THAT WAS
IN THE CENTER
JOE'S ORIGINAL SUBMISSION WAS
CU
AFTER THE SECOND ROUND, BUT THE
MAGNOLIA SHE CREATED ...IS THE
FOCAL POINT OF
THE NEW MAGNOLIA
8:00- SUE ANNA: I GREW UP WITH A
MAGNOLIA TREE IN MY BACKYARD SO
WHEN I SEE IT I THINK
MISSISSIPPI...I THINK HOME. 8:07
SHE'S NOT THE ONLY ONE...
2:20- VAUGHAN: HERE'S ONE...IM
CALLING IT MISS MAGGIE...2:25
VAUGHAN SAYS HE SUBMITTED FOUR
DESIGNS TO THE COMMISSION...ALL
FEATURING MAGNOLIAS.
1:37- ROCKY VAUGHN: I THINK
WHAT I DID WAS GIVE THE BASIC
INGREDIENTS FOR A MAGNOLIA STATE
FLAG 1:46
HE'S SAYS HE'S HONORED TO BE
CREDITED AS ONE
OF THE DESIGNERS OF THE NEW
MAGNOLIA EVEN
THOUGH IT'S NOT HOW HE
ENVISIONED IT.
6:42-VAUGHAN L IM NOT TOO KEEN
ON
THE GOLD BARS I LIKE THE RED
AGAINST THE BLUE..I JUST WANT
WHAT LOOKS LIKE MISSISSIPPI KARA
GILES ADDED THE GOLD BARS...AND
SUE
ANNA'S MAGNOLI
46- KARA: THE COMMITTEE WAS
ALLOWED TO BRING IN OTHER
DESIGNERS TO HELP THEM TWEAK
SUBMISSIONS
GILES IS AN ASSISTANT TO FLAG
COMMISSION MEMBER AND OXFORD
MAYOR ROBYN
TANNEHILL. AND GRAPHIC DESIGNER
...SO WHEN
THE COMMISSION WANTED TO MAKE
TWEAKS KARA LISTENED....
6:22-KARA: IM HEARING MAGNOLIA
IM HEARING STATELY...SO I KIND
OF TRIED TO GO IN
THAT DIRECTION. 6:27 THE NEW
MAGNOLIA WAS THE RESULT.
THE GREAT RIVER FLAG CAME FROM
ONE
DESIGNER.
2:17 MICAH: FOR THE LAST 10
YEARS
I'VE HAD A LETTERPRESS COMPANY
WITH MY WIFE 2:22..AND WE
MAKE SOUTHERN PRINT WE CALL
THEM.LOVE LETTERS HOME 2:28
MICAH WHITSON IS AN OLE MISS
GRADUATE
CURRENTLY WORKING IN BOSTON.
WHITSON FOUND HIS INSPIRATION AT
THE
DEPARTMENT OF ARCHIVES AND
HISTORY---
IN MISSISSIPPI'S TERRITORIAL
SEAL FROM
1798
1:16- MICAH: I WANTED OT START
THERE WITH SOMETHING THAT
WAS KIND OF GROUNDED N THE
HISTORY OF MISSISSIPPI AND USE
THE GRAPHIC THERE AS A STARTING
POINT 1:25 WHITSON CALLS IT THE
GREAT RIVER FLAG BECAUSE OF THE
RIVER DESIGN ALONG THE TOP
OF THE SEAL...
THE RED VERTICAL LINES-- IN
THREES--
REPRESENTING THE THREE NATIONS
THAT
OCCUPIED THE MISSISSIPPI
TERRITORY: SPAIN, FRANCE, AND
GREAT BRITAIN.
THE STAR- TO WHITSON REPRESENTED
TRUTH
AND AND MISSISSIPI'S CHOCTAW
NATION.
ONLINE, WHITSON IS SHARING OTHER
WAYS
THE FLAG COULD BE USED...TO
SHOWCASE
CITIES, COUNTIES, AND
CELEBRITIES....IN
SPORTS, CULTURE AND CIVIL
RIGHTS.
1:59 MICAH: I WANTED TO WORK
EXTREMELY HARD ON DESIGNIN
THIS AND ALSO SHARING THE STORY
SO PEOPLE COULD GET EXCITED
ABOUT A NEW OFFICIAL SYMBOL FOR
THE STATE 2:09 THE COMMISSION
WILL CHOOSE ONE OF THESE DESIGNS
TO BE THE NEW SYMBOL OF THE
STATE
...BUT MISSISSIPPIANS WILL HAVE
THE FINAL SAY VOTING YES OR NO
ON NOVEMBER 3RD.
 
 
 
 
YOU CAN READ MORE ABOUT THE
MEANING AN
SYMBOLISM IN EACH FLAG ON THE
DEPARTMENT OF ARCHIVES AND
HISTORY
WEBSITE.
YOU'RE ALSO ALLOWED TO VOTE IN A
NONBINDING
POLL THERE.
IT'S CLOSE.
THE 12 MEMBER COMMISSION WILL
MAKE
IT'S CHOICE-- WEDNESDAY.
