Guest Yahoo! News Posted July 10, 2015 Share Posted July 10, 2015 [attach=full]24222[/attach]The Confederate battle flag, a symbol of both racism and southern pride, will be removed on Friday from the South Carolina state Capitol grounds after the Civil War banner fell from favor since the slaying of nine black churchgoers in June. The rebel flag, raised on state grounds more than 50 years ago at the height of the U.S. civil rights movement, is due to be lowered quietly at 10 a.m. EDT (1400 GMT). It will be moved to the "relic room" of a military museum in the state capital of Columbia to reside with other artifacts carried by southern Confederate soldiers 150 years ago. Continue reading... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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