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06-27-2015, 10:39 AM
Woman Removes Confederate Flag In Front Of South Carolina Statehouse (https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/06/27/woman-removes-confederate-flag_n_7677390.html)
The Huffington Post, By Hilary Hanson (https://www.huffingtonpost.com/hilary-hanson/), <time datetime="2015-06-27T07:49:26-04:00" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">06/27/2015
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A woman scaled a flagpole in front of the South Carolina Statehouse on Saturday morning and removed the Confederate battle flag.
The woman was identified as “Bree” in a news release by activist group Blackbird, an organization that was helping out with press but did not facilitate the event itself. She did not act alone, but was part of a larger group of activists who wanted to see the flag come down. Bree is black, but the group she was part of is multiracial, according to the release.
"We removed the flag today because we can't wait any longer,” Bree said in a statement. “We can't continue like this another day. It's time for a new chapter where we are sincere about dismantling white supremacy and building toward true racial justice and equality.”</header>
The woman made it about halfway up the pole when authorities commanded her to come down, but she continued to go up and remove the flag, which was padlocked in place. She was arrested, along with a man and a woman who accompanied her to the Statehouse grounds in Columbia.
The flag was raised again shortly afterwards (https://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_CHARLESTON_SHOOTING_CONFEDERATE_FLAG?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2015-06-27-07-39-10), according to the Associated Press. A pro-Confederate battle flag rally is scheduled for later in the day.
Last week’s massacre of nine black churchgoers by a white gunman reignitedcontroversy surrounding the flag (https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/06/22/confederate-flag-racist_n_7639788.html). Numerous activists, politicians and regular citizens have called for the flag to be removed from the South Carolina Capitol grounds, with South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley (R) voicing her support Monday for taking down the flag.
(https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/06/22/south-carolina-confederate-flag_n_7637644.html)CLARIFICATION: This story has been updated to clarify that the organization Blackbird did not facilitate the act, but was helping with press.
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The Huffington Post, By Hilary Hanson (https://www.huffingtonpost.com/hilary-hanson/), <time datetime="2015-06-27T07:49:26-04:00" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">06/27/2015
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A woman scaled a flagpole in front of the South Carolina Statehouse on Saturday morning and removed the Confederate battle flag.
The woman was identified as “Bree” in a news release by activist group Blackbird, an organization that was helping out with press but did not facilitate the event itself. She did not act alone, but was part of a larger group of activists who wanted to see the flag come down. Bree is black, but the group she was part of is multiracial, according to the release.
"We removed the flag today because we can't wait any longer,” Bree said in a statement. “We can't continue like this another day. It's time for a new chapter where we are sincere about dismantling white supremacy and building toward true racial justice and equality.”</header>
The woman made it about halfway up the pole when authorities commanded her to come down, but she continued to go up and remove the flag, which was padlocked in place. She was arrested, along with a man and a woman who accompanied her to the Statehouse grounds in Columbia.
The flag was raised again shortly afterwards (https://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_CHARLESTON_SHOOTING_CONFEDERATE_FLAG?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2015-06-27-07-39-10), according to the Associated Press. A pro-Confederate battle flag rally is scheduled for later in the day.
Last week’s massacre of nine black churchgoers by a white gunman reignitedcontroversy surrounding the flag (https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/06/22/confederate-flag-racist_n_7639788.html). Numerous activists, politicians and regular citizens have called for the flag to be removed from the South Carolina Capitol grounds, with South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley (R) voicing her support Monday for taking down the flag.
(https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/06/22/south-carolina-confederate-flag_n_7637644.html)CLARIFICATION: This story has been updated to clarify that the organization Blackbird did not facilitate the act, but was helping with press.
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