EMILY COLONNA, WOODSTOCK, GEORGIA: Hello, I'm Emily Colonna, and I'm a newcomer to Georgia. I live in Woodstock. And what I don't understand is why the Georgia flag is such a touchy subject to the South, because living in Chicago, no one ever had any special pride in the North. I mean, we're northerners there and everybody just agreed. But it's a very touchy subject here.</s>GARY TUCHMAN, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Emily, I'm originally from Chicago, too, and it's fair to say many people from Illinois don't even know what their state flag looks like. And that's the case in many other states, too. But in other places, particularly in Georgia, it's a different story. Those who wanted to get rid of the old flag say the confederate stars and bars are a symbol of slavery during the Civil War days, and of racism in all the days since. Many of those who wanted the flag to stay say it's a symbol of Southern heritage, valor, and pride. And add that racism is no part in it. Some of those same people say their ancestors fought and died in the Civil War, and taking this flag away dishonors those relatives. Another point of controversy regarding the old flag: It was only made the Georgia state flag in 1956 in the midst of desegregation battles here in the South. Well, that flag is now officially gone, but it won't end the argument.
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