Your Jan. 15 editorial, "Flawed thinking, linking," about the 1956 Georgia flag did not mention why Judge John Sammons Bell designed it. The 1956 Georgia flag was a "living memorial" that represented the two-thirds of all Georgia's...

...Supreme Court's 1934 Brown ruling, it is at best a weak argument presented. It rests on a statement made by Judge John Sammons Bell that had no reference to the flag issue itself. Many politicians at that time vowed to stand firm on segregation...

...flag, to an authoritative article by John Walker Davis in the current issue of The Georgia Historical Quarterly. John Sammons Bell, Democratic Party chairman and attorney for the Association of County Administrators, sponsored the resolution...

...Legislature incorporated the Confederate battle flag in a new state banner.The flag was proposed by Atlanta attorney John Sammons Bell (who later became a judge on the Georgia Court of Appeals). The legislation to change the state flag was introduced...

...first flown in 1902 to incorporate Georgia's coat of arms on a vertical blue band. In 1955, Atlanta attorney John Sammons Bell suggested a new flag to include the Confederate Battle Flag. The law became effective July 1956. "This flag specifically...

...different flags before adding the Confederate War emblem, none of which had any emblems honoring Confederate heritage. John Sammons Bell sponsored the resolution to insert the battle flag emblem into the state flag at the Association's 1955 convention...

...that Georgia's flag is "defiant, hurtful and wrong." It is Klein's view that is divisive. Respected Judge John Sammons Bell, the flag's designer, said in 1956 -- and maintains to this day -- that our state flag is meant solely to memorialize...

...Legislature incorporated the Confederate battle flag in a new state banner.The flag was proposed by Atlanta attorney John Sammons Bell (who later became a judge on the Georgia Court of Appeals). The legislation to change the state flag was introduced...