Since 1895, the Alabama state flag has been a crimson St. Andrew’s cross on a rectangular field of white. The design was likely intended to “preserve in permanent form some of the more distinctive ...

FITCHBURG — Lifelong city resident Matt Haigh’s independent research project at school focused on changing the design of the state flag has grown into a movement that has reached thousands of people.

The U.S. Flag Code from 1923 sets guidelines on how the American flag should and should not be used. From beach towels to baseball caps, American flag designs appear everywhere during the Fourth of ...