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South Carolina state Sen. Paul Thurmond, son of Strom, says the Confederate flag must come down

The son of longtime senator and once-staunch segregationist Strom Thurmond evoked his family's history on Tuesday, when he declared that it was time for the Confederate flag to be removed from the grounds of South Carolina's state capitol. "I am aware of my heritage," state Sen. Paul Thurmond (R-Charleston) said, referring to his family's background in South Carolina and the Civil War.

 

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