On July 10, Haley signed the bill that made it official.
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For most of my life, a flag representing white supremacist violence against black people flew at the capitol of my native state.
Florida native Tom Petty now thinks differently about a mid-’80s decision to display the Confederate flag during his Southern Accents tour. Instead, it was the Second Confederate Navy Jack.
“I respect her bringing together a broad coalition to get the job done”, Walker said.
As Gov. Nikki Haley – a politician who once avoided questions on the flag as well – pushed for the flag’s removal in recent weeks, presidential candidates including Walker avoided taking a firm position.
Democratic state Sen. Vincent Fort, who is black, plans to introduce legislation to end Georgia’s commemoration of Confederate holidays, which are commonly observed by governments in the Deep South.
That same battle flag recently became a point of contention in the U.S. House of Representatives.
While there is controversy as to the original intent of raising the flag over the South Carolina State House.
A few months ago I wrote a short article about matters that would be coming before the Surry County Board of Commissioners at a subsequent meeting. This will be a vivid reminder to all that despite all our struggles, all our setbacks and all our conflicts through the years, we “pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to the republic for which stands, one nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all“.
Georgia’s state flag is based on the national flag of the Confederacy known as the stars and bars. “It’s a heritage of hate”, McDonnell said. This happened to the president again just this week, after Charleston.
In the South, William Faulkner wrote, the past isn’t even past. That it was just the way it was, or compared to the working class in the north it wasn’t that bad. “I wish I had given it more thought”, Petty tells Rolling Stone.
The church slayings – allegedly committed by a 21-year-old who ranted about white supremacy and wrapped himself in the Confederate banner – galvanized the public as no previous protests had. Hilliard said.
The state flag of Mississippi is unfurled underneath the American flag at the Secretary of State’s Office building in downtown Jackson, Miss., Tuesday, June 23, 2015. “But if anyone were ever to ask me about it, I certainly wish we could get rid of it”. Though officially flown to commemorate the Civil War centennial, the flag was never lowered. “It is hard for us to not think about those nine people”.
Jordan O’Brien, also a Texas native and a senior in kinesiology and health, said he is glad the flag was taken down.
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South Carolina leaders struck a compromise that year to move the flag from atop the Capitol dome to a nearby pole, where it remained until last week. “But it’s only the first step”, O’Brien said.
