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| Confederate flag comes down in South Carolina | Confederate flag comes down in South Carolina |
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| It had been there for 54 years. In the end, it came down in a matter of minutes. | |
| Thousands of people watched on Friday morning to witness an event that would have been all but unimaginable just a few weeks ago - the removal of the Confederate flag from ouside the South Carolina state house. | |
| The move followed a flurry of legislative activity this week in South Carolina that resulted in a huge win for opponents of the banner. | |
| Thousands gathered to watch the event | |
| The state Senate passed a bill calling for the removal of the Confederate flag on Tuesday and the House followed suit early Thursday morning. | The state Senate passed a bill calling for the removal of the Confederate flag on Tuesday and the House followed suit early Thursday morning. |
| Governor Nikki Haley signed the bill on Thursday afternoon and held a lowering ceremony this morning at the State House. | Governor Nikki Haley signed the bill on Thursday afternoon and held a lowering ceremony this morning at the State House. |
| When signing the bill, she said the flag would be lowered with dignity, but the ceremony had more than a hint of celebration. | When signing the bill, she said the flag would be lowered with dignity, but the ceremony had more than a hint of celebration. |
| Calls for the Confederate flag to come down grew after the massacre at a Charleston church that left nine black parishioners dead. Dylann Roof, a white man, has been charged with nine counts of murder. | |
| Crowds chant 'USA' and sing 'Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye' as Confederate flag is removed in S.C. http://t.co/5pO5CvNqVP | |
| After the shooting, Mr Roof, who has been charged with the nine murders, surfaced in a number of photos displaying the Confederate flag as a symbol of racist hate. | After the shooting, Mr Roof, who has been charged with the nine murders, surfaced in a number of photos displaying the Confederate flag as a symbol of racist hate. |
| That symbol will no longer fly on the ground of the State House and will be moved to the state’s Confederate Relic Room and Military Museum just down the street. | That symbol will no longer fly on the ground of the State House and will be moved to the state’s Confederate Relic Room and Military Museum just down the street. |
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