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| Confederate flag: South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley calls for removal of flag | |
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| US Senator and presidential hopeful Lindsey Graham joined South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley in calling for the removal of the Confederate flag from the State House. | |
| US Senator Tim Scott, also from South Carolina, also was present to demand the flag be removed during a Monday press conference. | |
| South Carolina politicians call for the Confederate flag to come down: http://t.co/zNogo5h87q pic.twitter.com/mY8RfxrliG | South Carolina politicians call for the Confederate flag to come down: http://t.co/zNogo5h87q pic.twitter.com/mY8RfxrliG |
| "It's time to move the flag from the capital grounds," Ms Haley said on Monday, adding that people wishing to display the flag on private property will not be stopped. | |
| The Confederate flag has long been criticized as a symbol of the racist history of the US South, though many supporters claim the flag is more about heritage than racism. | The Confederate flag has long been criticized as a symbol of the racist history of the US South, though many supporters claim the flag is more about heritage than racism. |
| South Carolina has displayed the flag on the State House grounds since 2000 and previously it was flown above the State House building. | South Carolina has displayed the flag on the State House grounds since 2000 and previously it was flown above the State House building. |
| The Confederate flag has been thrust into the spotlight again after last week's massacre at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston that left nine people dead. | The Confederate flag has been thrust into the spotlight again after last week's massacre at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston that left nine people dead. |
| The governor also asked that focus remains on the victims, not on the flag. | |
| Dylann Roof, the confessed shooter, has posed in a handful of photographs containing the Confederate flag, which were discovered over the weekend. | Dylann Roof, the confessed shooter, has posed in a handful of photographs containing the Confederate flag, which were discovered over the weekend. |
| Last week, Mr Graham said he thought the church shooting would reignite the long-simmering Confederate flag debate, but declined to take a stance. | Last week, Mr Graham said he thought the church shooting would reignite the long-simmering Confederate flag debate, but declined to take a stance. |
| The South Carolina legislature is expected to take up the issue on Tuesday and many lawmakers already have called for the flag's removal. | The South Carolina legislature is expected to take up the issue on Tuesday and many lawmakers already have called for the flag's removal. |
| Here's how South Carolina would ditch its Confederate flag, explained in 1 chart http://t.co/FGtunCqGQL pic.twitter.com/NCRoR4ineo | Here's how South Carolina would ditch its Confederate flag, explained in 1 chart http://t.co/FGtunCqGQL pic.twitter.com/NCRoR4ineo |
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