Ada Weekly News in Ada, Oklahoma

Four Times Up The Bean Convention And German Flag

The article notes that the Weimar Republic flag with black red and gold was adopted as the national emblem by a convention drafting a new German constitution. The tri color flag had been discarded under Hitler in 1933 and reemerged, marking the fourth era of the black red and gold flag in German history. It references General von Lusow and meetings in 18th century and 1848 revolution era.