Designed by Laurin Stennis, a noted Mississippi artist and the granddaughter of the late Senator John C. Stennis, the Stennis flag pays homage to our state’s past and embraces the future.Ê There are nineteen stars that form a circle around a larger center star, which represents Mississippi as the 20th state to join the Union in 1817. The centering of the blue star on the field of white is an inverted “Bonnie Blue,” a reference to the state’s secession (1861 – 1865). This is the subdued version of the flag and comes with velcro attached.
