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Flag relocation sparks new battles over Confederate banner
After a decades long debate and a national NAACP boycott, South Carolina removed the Confederate flag from the State House dome. Cadets from The Citadel lowered the flag and a square banner now flies on a 30 foot pole on the lawn, igniting fresh clashes among supporters and opponents and broad political reaction.
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Columbia
NAACP
South Carolina
State House
Citadel
Bill Branton
Summerville
General Assembly
Branton
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
James Gallman
Georgia
Nelson Rivers
Mississippi
Rivers
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Jim Hodges
David Wilkins
Greenville
Public Safety Department
Sid Goulden
Capitol
Rickey Hill
South Carolina State University
Gallman
Mill
Jalanda Myers
Myers