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Confederate Flag Removal Moves Forward After Heritage Debate
In Columbia a 14 hour South Carolina House session shifted after Rep Jenny Horne a descendant of Jefferson Davis urged action. Under Gov Nikki Haley the House approved removing the Confederate flag from the Statehouse grounds with a Friday deadline following Pinckney family memorial references.
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Columbia
South Carolina
Jenny Horne
Jefferson Davis
Statehouse
Senate
Nikki Haley
Horne
Charleston
Summerville
Clementa Pinckney
Sen. Pinckney
EMOR
Gilda Cobb-Hunter
Orangeburg
Supreme Court
Jean Toal
Capitol