Within the shield, the red circle represents the blood shed and lives lost during the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre that destroyed Black Wall Street, the most prosperous African American community in the country.
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Anatomy of a Flag #5
The Tulsa, Oklahoma flag was adopted in 2018.

It's made up of 6 "elements".
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My first “Anatomy of a Flag” was on Duluth, Minnesota’s city flag, which got 4th place in the #CityFlagsTournie22

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I did Anatomy of a Flag #2 on Kansas City, Missouri’s fountain flag. #AnatomyofaFlag

Anatomy of a Flag #4: Lincoln, Nebraska.
Its city flag was adopted in 2022, and is made up of 4 "elements". 🧵🪡#LincolnNE #AnatomyofaFlag #vexillology #flags #cityflag

City flag of Philadelphia. Tricolor flag with two vertical blue bands on the left and right with a central gold/yellow color. In the center gold a coat of arms has two women bordering a shield. A woman in purple holds a scroll with an anchor, while a woman in blue holds a cornucopia. Above the shield is an arm holding a scale with a blue and gold torse below it. The shield has a plow in its upper half, a central horizontal gold band, and a tall sailing ship on bottom. Below the shield a decorative motif with Philadelphia’s motto inscribed: “Philadelphia Maneto”

I had planned to do an #AnatomyofaFlag for Philadelphia after doing Kansas City's flag in light of their upcoming Super Bowl meetup. However upon examining the intricate design of the Philadelphia’s flag with detailed coat of arms on it, I am hesitating. #vexillology #PhiladelphiaFlag

A star imbedded in the center of the cherry blossom represents Salem being the state capital of Oregon. 5/6

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The pink flower made of 5 petals is a cherry blossom.
Salem is known as the Cherry City for over a hundred years. Flowering cherry trees are common all over Salem, but particularly around the state Capitol downtown. Each spring, the Capitol mall bursts into bloom. 4/6

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City of Salem, Oregon flag. Light blue vertical bar at hoist. A white field to right has a pink flower with petals that shape an interior 5-pointed star.

Outlines of features in the Salem, Oregon Flag.

Anatomy of a Flag #2 🧵🪡

Salem, Oregon.

It's made up of 4 "pieces".
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