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Posted by SMAZ on Tue Jun 30 04:41:04 2015 No doubt chicagomotorman will join them.--------------------------------------------- KKK plans Confederate flag rally as tempers flare in South Carolina BY MARCUS GILMER - Mashable Tempers flared today during counter-protests over the Confederate flag at the South Carolina state house in Columbia just as the Ku Klux Klan was announcing plans for a pro-flag rally in the capitol city. Klan members have filed a permit for a rally Saturday, July 18, at the state house to protest the proposed removal of the Confederate flag, according to The Post & Courier. In response to the plan, South Carolina governor Nikki Haley issued a statement saying of the Klan: "This is our state, and they are not welcome." Meanwhile, confrontations arose in Columbia around the Confederate flag. Earlier today, a fight broke out when a protester grabbed a flag off of a passing truck, upsetting the driver and prompting law enforcement officials to get involved. Eventually, cooler heads prevailed but it was hardly the only confrontation in the ongoing debate. Earlier today, Bree Newsome, the woman who climbed the flagpole at the state house on Saturday to take down the Confederate flag, made her first public statements about her actions. "For far too long, white supremacy has dominated the politics of America resulting in the creation of racist laws and cultural practices designed to subjugate non-whites," she wrote, calling the rebel flag the symbol of that systemic racism. The South Carolina legislature will next convene on Monday, July 6. |
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