In 1961, the confederate flag was raised over South Carolina’s capitol in support of segregation and to protest integration. In the year 2000, it was moved to a flagpole in front of the Statehouse. Today, some 54 years after the flag was raised, it came down and ushered away to a nearby museum. At an… Continue reading South Carolina’s Confederate Flag Comes Down to Chants of USA! USA! – Video
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Final Vote – South Carolina Confederate flag Coming Down
You can still fly the flag on your own property, but the “deeply offensive symbol” as South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley called it, is officially coming down from the State’s capitol grounds. After nearly all of South Carolina Senators voted to take the flag down last week in a 36 to 3 vote, the state’s… Continue reading Final Vote – South Carolina Confederate flag Coming Down
This South Carolina Republican’s Passionate Speech to Remove the Confederate Flag
Her name is Jenny Horne and until today, I would have bet that all Republicans want the confederate flag to keep flying. Yes, they would say one thing when the lights and cameras are turned on, but when the lights go off, these same Republicans talk about their love of the flag and all it… Continue reading This South Carolina Republican’s Passionate Speech to Remove the Confederate Flag
No Joke – Florida County Votes to Put Confederate Flag Back Up – Video
It’s Florida, so what do you expect. If there were ever going to be a vote in favor of flying the confederate flag, Florida would be the place to hold such a vote! And today, after all the fuss about the racism surrounding the flag, Florida has decided to put their flag back up on… Continue reading No Joke – Florida County Votes to Put Confederate Flag Back Up – Video
Right Wing Posting Fake Picture of Hillary Clinton with Confederate Flag – PIC
It will come as no surprise that many in the conservative world are buying into this piece of propaganda. It was first posted by conservative elite, Dinesh D’Souza on Twitter and on his Facebook page, and has since been shared my other eager Republicans who will stop at nothing to save the confederate flag. Here… Continue reading Right Wing Posting Fake Picture of Hillary Clinton with Confederate Flag – PIC
South Carolina Votes to Remove Confederate Flag From State Grounds
The South Carolina Senate has voted and the vote was overwhelming – 37 to 3 in favor of removing the confederate flag from Statehouse grounds in the state! “We now have the opportunity, the obligation to put the exclamation point on an extraordinary narrative of good and evil, of love and mercy that will take… Continue reading South Carolina Votes to Remove Confederate Flag From State Grounds
EBay Will No Longer Sell Confederate Flag Merchandise
EBay follows in Walmart’s footsteps in banning a racist merchandise like the confederate flag from its site. “We have decided to prohibit Confederate flags, and many items containing this image, because we believe it has become a contemporary symbol of divisiveness and racism,” eBay spokesperson Johnna Hoff said in an email to CNN. “This decision… Continue reading EBay Will No Longer Sell Confederate Flag Merchandise
The Confederate Flag Goes Mainstream in Georgia
(AP) — Georgia officials have once again approved a specialty license plate featuring the Confederate battle flag, infuriating civil rights advocates and renewing a debate among those who believe the symbol honors Confederate heritage and those who see it as racially charged. The Georgia division of the Sons of Confederate Veterans requested the new plate… Continue reading The Confederate Flag Goes Mainstream in Georgia