Roy barnes georgia flag. Barnes wanted to replace the georgia flag which contained the southern battle flag the stars and bars. John amis ap photofile on todays special edition of political rewind we talk to former georgia governor roy barnes. 1 2010 in atlanta.
In 2001 he led a risky and controversial fight to remove the confederate battle emblem from the state flag. He ran for governor a. Barnes the last great georgia governor of the 20th century lobbied to change the georgia flag in 2001.
In front of barnes is the georgia state flag from. As of 2020 he is the most recent democrat to hold the office of governor of georgia. Barnes wanted to replace the georgia flag which contained.
Roy barnes right and cecil alexander left the designer of the new georgia state flag pose with the banner in the governors office at the capitol wednesday jan. Roy eugene barnes is an american attorney and politician who served as the 80th governor of the us. Roy barnes was governor of georgia from 1999 to 2003.
A democratic member of the georgia senate from 1974 to 1990 barnes ran unsuccessfully for governor in 1990 losing to lieutenant governor zell miller in the democratic primary. A gaggle of georgians insisted that the southern battle flag was not based on racism but merely on a love for the old south. Georgia shrank the battle flag emblem from its dominant position on its state flag in 2001 in a move led by the georgia house black caucus and supported by democratic then governor roy barnes.
Former georgia governor roy barnes is pictured during an ap interview wednesday sept. State of georgia from 1999 to 2003. Barnes then served in the georgia house of representatives from 1992 to 1998.
Turns out roy barnes was right. Kennedy library foundation profile in courage award. In 2003 the democrat received the john f.
In georgia where democratic governor roy barnes suffered an unexpected defeat to republican challenger sonny perdue whites may have felt especially motivated. Roy barnes right speaks to radio host bill nigut as they prepare for a discussion in 2015 about politics and the confederate flag. Kennedy profile in courage award from the john f.