According to a state survey conducted by a previous commission in 2023, most preferred symbols for the revised seal included the shape of Massachusetts, the coast or shoreline, or right whales. Many ...

Above the image of the Algonquian Native American an arm holds a sword aloft in what some interpret as a menacing attitude, while running beneath the shield ... state flag revert to the symbol ...

“One of the large groups supports changing the flag because of racist imagery in the flag, such as the arm with a sword above ... tree on a blue shield, a traditional symbol of Massachusetts ...