Rallies in support of the Confederate Battle Flag continued across the South this weekend following the removal of the racist symbol from the South Carolina State House grounds.
Rallies in support of the Confederate Battle Flag continued across the South this weekend following the removal of the racist symbol from the South Carolina State House grounds.
Early this morning, after weeks of public protest and more than 10 hours of emotional debate that began Wednesday, the South Carolina House of Representatives voted to permanently remove the Confederate battle flag from the grounds of the Statehouse.
Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia and Mississippi all celebrate holidays named for either Jefferson Davis, president of the Confederacy, or Robert E. Lee, commander of its army.
A large Confederate battle flag snapping in the wind at the top of a pole in front of the county courthouse in the small rural Georgia town of Summerville must come down and “it shouldn’t have been put up there in the first place,” the city’s first black mayor told Hatewatch today.
Now, more than ever, we must work together to protect the values that ensure a fair and inclusive future for all.