@USATODAY: "The Confederate flag first flew above the [South Carolina] Statehouse in 1961 in response to campaigns for desegregation."
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@USATODAY The former Confederates saw no need to fly the flag @ the Statehouse because they were busy proving that they were loyal Americans -
@USATODAY It was their descendants who began using the Confederate Flag to symbolize racial violence & intimidation. http://www.encyclopediavirginia.org/Confederate_Battle_Flag …
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@USATODAY Why are we debating this 150 years after the Civil War? Does Germany still debate flying Nazi flag? No!!#CharlestonShootingThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@USATODAY@azcentral The Confederate flag is a symbol of#HeritageNotHatred Racism is an excuse for political agendas, look into the person!Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@USATODAY@wfaachannel8 Yeah, a flag will fix it. For crying out loud.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@USATODAY@wfaachannel8 Race baiting, Just what the shooter was hoping for.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@USATODAY I demand the removal of Jeb & Mitt.Also everyone must pull their pants up to their waist-no more sagging.It offends me!It's racistThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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One flag isn't at half staff on S. Carolina Capitol grounds. Via
@USATODAY (Mladen Antonov, AFP/Getty Images) pic.twitter.com/BQEPFpdvlh#Shame
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@USATODAY lol cracks me up when I see someone flying confederate flag I think to myself THEY LOSTThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@USATODAY how that flag is on any Government building is astonishing...Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@USATODAY what's the difference between that & the swastika, they both are a part of a people's heritage except one opted to end it ts useThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@USATODAY Time to stop living in the past and embrace the world of the 21st Century! http://www.pmhansenauthor.comThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@USATODAY Taking down a flag won't change anything. Taking down weapons surely willThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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