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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The current flag was designed by a white man. That’s why it’s being redesigned. Why can’t HoCo just be honest about it? That’s a very progressive thing to do, in a county that skews very progressive. Why pretend it’s for some other reason? The truth is reason enough. [/quote]

Well, actually it was designed by a white woman.  Jean O. Hannon was a preservationist who believed in looking back and honoring the past and the roots.

The new county council wants to be more forward thinking and look to the future of Howard County, and have a flag that represents that future and the diversity that is now resident.  When Mrs. Hannon created the flag, the county had largely white rural farming roots.  The history of Howard County includes plantations and farms that were predominantly white owned.

Howard County is now suburban, progressive and diverse rather than homogenously white and rural.

[url]https://www.baltimoresun.com/2008/11/03/jean-o-hannon-preservationist-who-played-key-role-in-revitalization-of-historic-ellicott-city/[/url][/quote]

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