Several college presidents in South Carolina are calling for the removal of the Confederate battle flag on display outside the state capitol following last week's killing of nine people at the historic black Emanuel A.M.E. Church in Charleston. South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley and the state's U.S. senators, all Republican, have called for the Confederate flag's removal from the statehouse grounds, and the Post and Courier newspaper in Charleston is tracking how many lawmakers are on record in favor of removing the flag.

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