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Thousands rally against flag on Martin Luther King Day
Thousands gathered at the State House in Columbia on King Day to protest the Confederate flag, chanting and carrying signs while NAACP leaders urged political and educational reform and flag removal. The event followed a march through downtown and included remarks by Lonnie Randolph and others.
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Columbia
State House
NAACP
Charles White Jr
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Martin Luther King Jr
South Carolina
Capitol
Confederacy of the Mind
King
Rudolph Kellay
Simpsonville
Kellay
Jim Hanks
The
League of the South
Hanks
Confed
Lonnie Randolph
Columbia Urban League
League
J.T. McLawhorn
McLawhorn
Delaware
Joe Biden
Connecticut
Chris Dodd
Gene Dennis
Charlotte
N.C
Dr. King
Dennis
Memphis
Tenn
Brenda Kneece
South Carolina Christian Action Council
Kneece
Confederate Soldiers Monument
Main Street
Martin Luther King, Jr