Why are all state flags so lousy? Like, I could count the decent ones on one hand (south Carolina, maryland, Arizona, the back of Oregon and California.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Arkansas#/media/File%3AFlag_of_Arkansas.svg
One star:
In 1987, Bill Clinton signed Act 116 that stated “The blue star above the word “ARKANSAS” is to commemorate the Confederate States of America.”
The other three stars have three meanings:
- Three nations which owned AR(France, Spain, America)
- Louisiana Purchase, including AR, in 1803
- AR was the third state made from the Lousiana Purchases
Not that adding the star was even necessary in the first place. All you have to do is flip each of the four sides of the blue diamond horizontally, or split the flag in half and move each half to the opposite side in order to see its original intent:
