jul 27, 2015 - Flag Removed

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On June 27, 2015, days after nine Black Americans were massacred inside Charleston, South Carolina’s Emanuel AME Church by a white supremacist they had invited to worship with them, activist Newsome scaled a thirty-foot pole outside the South Carolina State House and removed the Confederate flag that still flew there. Her arrest spawned press coverage and reopened the debate over Confederate symbols, which the murderer, Dylann Roof, had proudly displayed in photographs. Many news stories mentioned previous controversies involving the flag—including Opal Jewel’s riot-sparking destruction of one at Rivington Showcase.

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