Wednesday, July 13, 2016

Kansas Flag History And The Flag History Inc

By Patric Donalds


Kansas takes its name from the Kansa Indians. Kansa means “People of the South Wind.” Kansas entered the Union on January 29, 1861, marking the end of a long period of exploration and settlement, and following a brief but bloody and bitter struggle between early settlers over the extension of slavery. Ahead were days of growth and development that contributed to the strength and prosperity of our American nation.

Kansas has long been known as part of America's agricultural heartland and is home to the major U.S. military installation Fort Leavenworth. In 1954, it became a battleground of the civil rights movement when the landmark Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka case was decided in the Supreme Court, ending the doctrine of "separate but equal" in public schools.

The state flag adopted on March 23, 1927, usually represented the state on official occasions. The Kansas Flag is as unique as the other state flags of the US, in terms of its description, symbolism and history. The bright Kansas Flag is complete with the state symbols that lend a great deal of value and dignity to it. The Kansas Flag has a navy blue background bearing the state seal, surrounded by 34 stars and a sunflower on a twisted bar of gold and blue. The state motto "Ad Astra per Aspera" meaning "To the Stars through Difficulties" is right above the stars. The state name “KANSAS” is written in bold golden letters below the seal.

The Kansas flag consists of a blue field containing the state’s seal. Just above, sits a sunflower on a gold and blue bar while the state’s name, “Kansas” appears in bold letters beneath the seal. Inside the seal appears a great landscape that depicts a flowing river, steamboat, plowman, cabin, bison, American Indians, and wagons against a backdrop of rising mountains. Above the landscape sit thirty-four stars sheltered by the words, “Ad Astra per Aspera.”

The group of 344 stars huddled in the above portion of the seal, indicates that Kansas was the 34th state admitted to the Union. The seal on the Kansas Flag represents a lush farmland, with a farmer plowing his land near a wooden cabin. The steamboat on the Kansas river is a representation of the state's growing commerce. The sunrise, hills, bison and the Native Americans depicted on the Kansas Flag stand for the rich landscape and natural wealth of the state.

There is a barrage of cheap and inferior Kansas 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 Kansas flag for the future.




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