COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — As South Carolina pulled down the Confederate flag from Statehouse grounds, the statue of avowed segregationist and former governor and U.S senator "Pitchfork" Ben Tillman watched. Tillman's statue seems safe for now — Republican legislative leaders, Democrats in the General Assembly and civil rights leaders aren't calling for it to come down. The same law that moved the Confederate flag from atop the Capitol dome in 2000 to the pole where it was removed permanently on July 10 also has a component called the Heritage Act which requires a two-thirds vote by lawmakers to change any historical monument in the state, from the Statehouse grounds to town squares. House Speaker Jay Lucas of Hartsville said Thursday that while he runs the House there won't be any debate about the specifics of public monuments, memorials or other items that fit under the Heritage Act. Clemson trustees this month called Tillman's views and actions repugnant and promised to create a task force to review building names and the way the school presents its history. Back in February, Clemson trustees chairman David Wilkins issued a statement saying every great institution is built by imperfect craftsmen and while some of the school's historical stones are rough and unpleasant, denying them as part of the intuition's history does not change their existence.
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