The Removal of the Confederate Flag from U.S. Government Grounds

Jul 10, 2015:

The Confederate flag was taken down at the South Carolina capital grounds.

Jul 9, 2015:

By a vote of 94-20, the South Carolina House of Representatives voted in favor of a bill removing the Confederate flag at the state capital. The South Carolina Senate approved the bill two days ago. South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley signed the bill into law.

Jun 25, 2015:

Apple removed apps from its App Store that it believes use the Confederate flag in offensive or mean-spirited ways. Apple will not remove the Confederate flag from apps that use it for educational or historical uses.

Jun 24, 2015:

The state of Alabama removed confederate flags at it's state capital.

South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley made a public statement requesting that state lawmakers remove the confederate flag from the state capitol grounds:

The flag, while an integral part of our past, does not represent the future of our great state.

Wal-Mart announced it would be pulling confederate flag merchandise from it's stores and e-commerce website.

Jun 21, 2015:

Yesterday, about 1,500 people in Charleston and Columbia, South Carolina gathered to protest the confederate flag flying in front of the Columbia state capitol building.

To some people the confederate flag is about heritage and a symbol of respect for southern soldiers of the U.S. Civil War. To others it's a symbol of hate, intolerance, and white supremacy.

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