Confederate Flag Removed From South Carolina Capitol in Victory for Activists

The Confederate flag was removed from South Carolina’s statehouse grounds on Friday after decades of protest against the symbol came to a head following the killing of nine black people in a church in Charleston.
The move came after governor Nikki Haley signed legislation on Thursday that required the flag to be taken down within 24 hours and moved to a nearby Confederate museum.
Reverend Norvell Goff, the interim pastor of Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church, where the shooting occurred, stood alongside Haley for the short flag removal ceremony. The families of the victims were there too, surrounded by a crowd of clapping and crying people.