There was no state flag for Minnesota prior to and during the U.S. Civil War. The original version was from the late 1800s, decades after the Civil War and it was the Great Seal on a white flag.
There was no state flag for Minnesota prior to and during the U.S. Civil War. The original version was from the late 1800s, decades after the Civil War and it was the Great Seal on a white flag.
They cried when Lake Bde Maka Ska was reverted to its original Dakota name, citing “heritage.” Whose heritage, exactly? Apparently a South Carolina slave owner is more integral to our state’s history than the people who gave it its name.