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! [[Image:FrenchFlag.png|160px|border]]
 
! [[Image:FrenchFlag.png|160px|border]]
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| The ''France Modern'' banner of Charles V<ref>http://flagspot.net/flags/fr_mon.html#thr</ref>
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| French flag
 
| [[French period]]<br/>[[1719]]-[[1722]]
 
| [[French period]]<br/>[[1719]]-[[1722]]
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| Three ''fleur-de-lis'' represent the Christian Trinity.
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| The ''France Modern'' banner of Charles V, representing the Trinity<ref>http://flagspot.net/flags/fr_mon.html#thr</ref>
 
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| [[Confederate]] first national pattern<br/>"Stars and Bars" flag
 
| [[Confederate]] first national pattern<br/>"Stars and Bars" flag
 
| [[Civil War]]<br/>[[1861]]-[[1862]]
 
| [[Civil War]]<br/>[[1861]]-[[1862]]
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| See [[#Confederate flag|below]]. The U.S. flag was actually restored when Pensacola was surrendered to Union forces on [[May 10]], [[1862]]. The state surrendered on [[May 20]], [[1865]].
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| The U.S. flag was actually restored when Pensacola was surrendered to Union forces on [[May 10]], [[1862]]. The state surrendered on [[May 20]], [[1865]].
 
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! [[Image:USFlag-50Stars.png|160px|border]]
 
! [[Image:USFlag-50Stars.png|160px|border]]
 
|Modern U.S. flag
 
|Modern U.S. flag
 
| United States<br/>[[1865]]-Present
 
| United States<br/>[[1865]]-Present
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| The U.S. flag had 37 stars when Florida was readmitted to the Union on [[June 25]], [[1868]]. The current (50-star) flag is used in Pensacola's five flag displays.
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| Notes
 
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==Confederate flag==
 
==Confederate flag==
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For many years, the flag flown over Pensacola to represent Confederate rule was the "[[Wikipedia:Flags of the Confederate States of America#The Confederate Flag|battle flag]]," the design most commonly associated with the Confederacy. However, Pensacola's involvement in the [[Civil War]] had ended by [[1862]], before the battle flag was widely adopted, and there is no evidence that it ever flew over Pensacola.
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For many years, the flag flown over Pensacola to represent Confederate rule was the "[[Wikipedia:Flags of the Confederate States of America#The Battle Flag|battle flag]]."  
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Due to the controversial nature of the battle flag, which opponents say is a symbol of racial hatred, its use was increasingly criticized after the [[civil rights movement]]. After black students protested the use of the flag at [[Escambia High School]] (along with the "Rebel" mascot and school song "Dixie"), it was deemed "racially irritating" by [[U.S. District Court]] Judge [[Winston E. Arnow]] in [[1973]] and barred from the school's use. This in part led to [[Escambia High School riots|riots]] at the school in [[1976]].
 
  
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On [[January 25]], [[2000]], [[Pensacola City Manager]] [[Tom Bonfield]] decided to replace the battle flag with the [[Wikipedia:Flags of the Confederate States of America#First national flag ("the Stars and Bars")|Stars and Bars flag]], which was deemed more appropriate and "historically correct" by local historians, on several City of Pensacola facilities. The [[Pensacola City Council]] voted 7-2 on [[February 10]] to confirm the use of the Stars and Bars flag instead of the battle flag. On the same day, however, the [[Escambia County Commission]] voted unanimously to keep the battle flag.
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On [[January 25]], [[2000]], [[Pensacola City Manager]] [[Tom Bonfield]] decided to replace the battle flag with the [[Wikipedia:Flags of the Confederate States of America#First national flag ("the Stars and Bars")|Stars and Bars flag]], which was deemed more appropriate and "historically correct" by local historians. The [[Pensacola City Council]] voted 7-2 on [[February 10]] to confirm the use of the Stars and Bars flag instead of the battle flag; on the same day, the [[Escambia County Commission]] voted unanimously to keep the battle flag.
  
 
In [[2015]], after the [[wikipedia:Charleston church shooting|Charleston church shooting]], the Confederate flag was replaced by the Florida state flag.<ref>http://www.pnj.com/story/news/2015/06/25/city-pensacola-remove-confederate-flag/29284051/</ref>
 
In [[2015]], after the [[wikipedia:Charleston church shooting|Charleston church shooting]], the Confederate flag was replaced by the Florida state flag.<ref>http://www.pnj.com/story/news/2015/06/25/city-pensacola-remove-confederate-flag/29284051/</ref>

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