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| South Carolina urges removal of Confederate flag | South Carolina urges removal of Confederate flag |
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| The governor of South Carolina has called for the removal of a Confederate flag from the state capitol's grounds. | The governor of South Carolina has called for the removal of a Confederate flag from the state capitol's grounds. |
| The flag, emblematic of the south during the US civil war, was embraced by the man accused of killing nine people in a black church last week. | The flag, emblematic of the south during the US civil war, was embraced by the man accused of killing nine people in a black church last week. |
| To prolonged applause, Governor Nikki Haley called for the "removal of a symbol that divides us", a move that paves the way for a vote this week. | To prolonged applause, Governor Nikki Haley called for the "removal of a symbol that divides us", a move that paves the way for a vote this week. |
| The Sons of Confederate Veterans says it will fight attempts to remove it. | The Sons of Confederate Veterans says it will fight attempts to remove it. |
| The confederate group says it symbolises their heritage and history, not hate, and has offered condolences to the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church, where the attack took place. | The confederate group says it symbolises their heritage and history, not hate, and has offered condolences to the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church, where the attack took place. |
| At a news conference, South Carolina Governor Haley acknowledged that point of view but said to many others it was a "deeply offensive symbol of brutal oppression". | At a news conference, South Carolina Governor Haley acknowledged that point of view but said to many others it was a "deeply offensive symbol of brutal oppression". |
| The flag was originally the battle flag of the southern states in the civil war when they tried to break away to prevent the abolition of slavery. | The flag was originally the battle flag of the southern states in the civil war when they tried to break away to prevent the abolition of slavery. |
| Only the South Carolina's state legislature may remove the flag, according to a deal hatched when the flag was moved in 2000 off the capitol's dome to the memorial where it now stands. | Only the South Carolina's state legislature may remove the flag, according to a deal hatched when the flag was moved in 2000 off the capitol's dome to the memorial where it now stands. |
| A vote could take place this week and could bring to an end many years of bitter arguing about the prominent location of the flag. | A vote could take place this week and could bring to an end many years of bitter arguing about the prominent location of the flag. |
| The latest debate over it was prompted by the shooting of nine black worshippers during a bible study group at the church in Charleston. | The latest debate over it was prompted by the shooting of nine black worshippers during a bible study group at the church in Charleston. |
| The suspect, Dylann Roof, has been pictured holding the Confederate flag. | The suspect, Dylann Roof, has been pictured holding the Confederate flag. |
| State leaders have held crisis meetings as they have tried to find a solution but some leading Republicans have called for action. | State leaders have held crisis meetings as they have tried to find a solution but some leading Republicans have called for action. |
| "Last week's terrorising act of violence shook the very core of every South Carolinian," House Majority Leader Jay Lucas said in a statement. | "Last week's terrorising act of violence shook the very core of every South Carolinian," House Majority Leader Jay Lucas said in a statement. |
| "Moving South Carolina forward from this terrible tragedy requires a swift resolution of this issue." | "Moving South Carolina forward from this terrible tragedy requires a swift resolution of this issue." |
| Charleston Mayor Joseph Riley, a Democrat, said: "The flag got appropriated by hate groups. We can't put it in a public place where it can give any oxygen to hate-filled people". | Charleston Mayor Joseph Riley, a Democrat, said: "The flag got appropriated by hate groups. We can't put it in a public place where it can give any oxygen to hate-filled people". |
| The shooting has reignited an ongoing national debate over race in US society. | |
| President Obama weighed in during a recent interview in which he used the N-word to make a point about racism in the US. | |
| Birth of a flag | Birth of a flag |
| The flag seen today on houses, bumper stickers and T-shirts - sometimes accompanied by the words "If this shirt offends you, you need a history lesson" - is not, and never was, the official national flag of the Confederacy. | The flag seen today on houses, bumper stickers and T-shirts - sometimes accompanied by the words "If this shirt offends you, you need a history lesson" - is not, and never was, the official national flag of the Confederacy. |
| The design by William Porcher Miles, who chaired the flag committee, was rejected as the national flag in 1861, overlooked in favour of the Stars and Bars. | The design by William Porcher Miles, who chaired the flag committee, was rejected as the national flag in 1861, overlooked in favour of the Stars and Bars. |
| It was instead adopted as a square battle flag by the Army of Northern Virginia under General Lee, the greatest military force of the Confederacy. | It was instead adopted as a square battle flag by the Army of Northern Virginia under General Lee, the greatest military force of the Confederacy. |
| It fast became a potent symbol of Confederate nationalism. | It fast became a potent symbol of Confederate nationalism. |
| Why do people still fly the Confederate flag? | Why do people still fly the Confederate flag? |