With heavy security and heightened expectations, a crowd began to gather Tuesday in the sweltering summer heat to demand the removal of the Confederate battle flag from atop a 30-foot pole outside South Carolina's Statehouse. Lawmakers gathering for budget votes could be sweating as well, forced by their governor to declare their positions on the historic but divisive symbol.
Stories Related to Changing Tone On Confederate Flag Follows Years Of Refusal
Local News from NorthJersey.com, The Record
Tue, 06/23/2015 - 9:09am
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