27. Sons Of Liberty Had Their Own Flag
The early members of the Sons of Liberty knew they needed a symbol for their organization. In 1767, the members finally adopted their own flag, known as the rebellious stripes flag. It had four white vertical stripes along with five red vertical lines. People began to pay attention to this flag as it linked an event to the Sons of Liberty.
During the time, it was common for organizations to use stripes on their flag. Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Navy, Esek Hopkins, flew a 13 horizontal red and white striped flag while many other people had striped flags, but in various colors, such as white and green or yellow and white.