Status: Resolved

Resolved: November 30th, 2015

Established By: City Of Milton

The Confederate battle flag is one of six flags on the city of Milton’s official seal, which also includes the Bonnie Blue flag, a single-star banner often linked to the Confederacy.

August 2015, members of the Milton black community approached City Council asking that the Confederate flag be removed from the seal and city displays, calling it a symbol of racial prejudice and segregation.

The city received two letters in August calling for the removal of the flags: one from an individual and one on behalf of several local black groups, including the Santa Rosa NAACP Milton branch and 10 churches making up the Fellowship of Churches of Santa Rosa, among others.