The flag consists of 13 alternating red and white stripes that represent the 13 original colonies, and 50 white stars on a blue field, with each star representing a state. The colors on the flag represent: Red: valor and bravery. White: purity and innocence. Blue: vigilance, perseverance, and justice.
It also has been said that dreadlocks has a demeaning connotation which roots are derived from Jamaica. While many people may think dreadlocks originated in Jamaica this is incorrect. Before Jamaicans, many cultures have worn dreadlocks such as the Yogis of India and Egyptians.
Landlocked Uganda takes its name from the Buganda kingdom, which once encompassed lands in the southern reaches of the country. Bantu-speaking populations migrated into the southern portion of the country some 2,300 years ago bringing with them and developing iron working skills, as well as ideas of social and political organization.