Francis P. Fleming
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Francis Philip Fleming was an American Democratic politician who served as the 15th governor of Florida from 1889 to 1893. A Confederate soldier and lawyer before Governor, Fleming's "racist record is
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The flag of Florida is the official flag of the U.S. state of Florida. The flag consists of a red saltire on a white background, with the state seal superimposed on the center. The current state flag
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…The 1891 reelection dispute of Senator Wilkinson Call. Fleming later advocated adding a red saltire or diagonal cross to the Florida flag, in order to distinguish it from a flag of surrender (the flag at that time was a white flag with the Florida seal in the center). This proposal was…
Painting of Burgundian saltires at the Great Assembly of the States-General in 1651.
The Florida flag flying beside the United States flag
The flag of Florida (center) alongside the Cross of Burgundy in 2013
The Florida state flag as depicted in the 1976 bicentennial postage stamp series