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South Carolina Takes Down Confederate Flag in Front of Large Crowd
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11.07.2015
Today, in a (very very) long overdue ceremony, South Carolina removed the Confederate flag from the capitol grounds.
The movement for the state to disassociate itself from what many believe is a symbol of racism has been going for decades now, but it picked up steam following last month's Charleston church shooting. Thousands of revelers gathered at the capitol today to watch the historic moment, and to say the crowd was jubilant would be an understatement.
In fact, it seemed that the joy at the flag removal basically matched that of the ticker tape parade going down a few states over in celebration of the women's soccer team. The crowd even borrowed from a much-loved sports tradition, singing "Hey hey hey...goodbye" as the flag was lowered. Because if this occasion isn't cause for celebration, then what is?
The movement for the state to disassociate itself from what many believe is a symbol of racism has been going for decades now, but it picked up steam following last month's Charleston church shooting. Thousands of revelers gathered at the capitol today to watch the historic moment, and to say the crowd was jubilant would be an understatement.
In fact, it seemed that the joy at the flag removal basically matched that of the ticker tape parade going down a few states over in celebration of the women's soccer team. The crowd even borrowed from a much-loved sports tradition, singing "Hey hey hey...goodbye" as the flag was lowered. Because if this occasion isn't cause for celebration, then what is?
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