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| Activist arrested after climbing flagpole, removing Confederate flag from South Carolina's Capitol | Activist arrested after climbing flagpole, removing Confederate flag from South Carolina's Capitol |
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| An activist scaled the flagpole in front of the South Carolina Statehouse, removing the Confederate flag on Saturday morning. | An activist scaled the flagpole in front of the South Carolina Statehouse, removing the Confederate flag on Saturday morning. |
| Brittany “Bree” Newsome, a North Carolina activist, was arrested for the flag’s removal alongside James Ian Tyson, 30, who accompanied her. | Brittany “Bree” Newsome, a North Carolina activist, was arrested for the flag’s removal alongside James Ian Tyson, 30, who accompanied her. |
| Black women are magic. pic.twitter.com/JgqyTq1ohS | Black women are magic. pic.twitter.com/JgqyTq1ohS |
| As the 30-year-old activist unhooked the flag, Ms Newsome looked down and yelled to officers: “You come against me with hatred, and oppression and violence. I come against you in the name of God… This flag comes down today!” | |
| As she descended the flag, she recited Psalm 27: “the Lord is my light and my salvation. Who shall I fear?” She was then arrested without resistance or incident and smiled as she was taken into police custody. | As she descended the flag, she recited Psalm 27: “the Lord is my light and my salvation. Who shall I fear?” She was then arrested without resistance or incident and smiled as she was taken into police custody. |
| Ms Newsome, a graduate of New York University, is an advocate for human rights and social justice. She was also arrested last year during a sit-in at the North Carolina State Capitol where demonstrated against the state’s recent Voter ID laws. | Ms Newsome, a graduate of New York University, is an advocate for human rights and social justice. She was also arrested last year during a sit-in at the North Carolina State Capitol where demonstrated against the state’s recent Voter ID laws. |
| The flag is protected by state law and was raised by officials after the arrest. A rally for Confederate flag supporters and Ku Klux Klan members are scheduled to rally at 11 am Saturday morning. The flag has been flown at the Statehouse since 1962. | The flag is protected by state law and was raised by officials after the arrest. A rally for Confederate flag supporters and Ku Klux Klan members are scheduled to rally at 11 am Saturday morning. The flag has been flown at the Statehouse since 1962. |
| The flag is gone. All props to local organizers for this amazing action. #keepitdown pic.twitter.com/MaZbJWlVXP | The flag is gone. All props to local organizers for this amazing action. #keepitdown pic.twitter.com/MaZbJWlVXP |
| Efforts to remove the flag have been led by South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley, who changed her views after nine black churchgoers were fatally shot at a historically black Charleston church last week. | Efforts to remove the flag have been led by South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley, who changed her views after nine black churchgoers were fatally shot at a historically black Charleston church last week. |
| Shaun King, an activist with ties to Ms Newsome, said that donors had raised $10,000 in an effort to release the pair on bail. Mr King insisted that Ms Newsome engaged in an act of non-violent resistance and did not remove the flag for money. | Shaun King, an activist with ties to Ms Newsome, said that donors had raised $10,000 in an effort to release the pair on bail. Mr King insisted that Ms Newsome engaged in an act of non-violent resistance and did not remove the flag for money. |
| "Her team asked that we support her bail and that all other funds go to Charleston," Mr King wrote on Twitter. | "Her team asked that we support her bail and that all other funds go to Charleston," Mr King wrote on Twitter. |