Black American Heritage Flag

Melvin Charles and Gleason T. Jackson, knowing Black Americans were losing their connection to Africa, felt a flag should exist that symbolized the Black Culture that was created in America after the Atlantic Slave Trade that took place between the 16th and 19th centuries. Charles and Jackson created a design representing resilience, power, and unity, and the time and love that went into developing America’s Black culture. The Black Heritage flag embodies what Black Americans created in the United States even in the midst of difficult times.

The Black Heritage flag continues to be proudly waved by Black Americans today and each piece represents the culture’s importance, power, and history from the red and black diagonal lines to the fig leaf that surrounds a blunt edge sword.
Black American Heritage Flag