WALHALLA, S.C. (AP) — In the aftermath of the racially motivated Charleston church slayings in 2015, the Confederate flag was removed from the South Carolina Statehouse during an elaborate nationally
S. Carolina Law Makes It Tough To Lower Confederate Flags
By JEFFREY COLLINS
Associated Press, Waco Tribune-Herald
Sun, 02/26/2017 - 8:39am
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Topics: Texas McLennan County Waco
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