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South Carolina

SCantiGOP

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4. I was in the march

Reply to marble falls (Reply #2)

Sat Jun 20, 2015, 05:56 PM

Jun 2015

King Day, January 2000, a crowd estimated at 40,000 marched on the Statehouse to demand removal of the flag from the dome. As OP explains, it came down that year but was placed behind a Confederate soldier monument in front if the building where it remains.
And, current Charleston mayor Riley led a march from Charleston to the statehouse that year to protest the flag.

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TAKE IT DOWN! [View all] OneAngryDemocrat Jun 2015 OP

Tear it down! I need a road trip that stands for something good and rightous. marble falls Jun 2015 #1

Just saw this: marble falls Jun 2015 #2

Wait till you read about Arthur Ravenel..... marble falls Jun 2015 #3

I was in the march SCantiGOP Jun 2015 #4

The powers that be be the powers what are. Still its hard to believe they trumped 40k in the street. marble falls Jun 2015 #5