All rights reserved. Councilmen Mabin Hicks and Reggie Copeland want the seal left unchanged. Rich and Councilman Charles Waller favor different versions of the Confederate national flag that incorporate the Battle Flag, a blue St. Andrew's cross filled with 13 white stars on a field of red.
Some blacks say the flag represents an offensive symbol of racism.
Rich noted none of her colleagues want to eliminate an image of the secessionist government that ruled Mobile from 1861 to 1865. The city seal shows flags from six governments that have held power here since 1702. Mobile police have issued a permit for the event. Public Safety Director Richard Cashdollar said about 100 people are expected. Tim Meadows, the Grand Bay shipyard worker organizing the rally, said he expects about 300 people.