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There Have Been 132 Pro-Confederate Flag Rallies S
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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/confederate-flag-rallies_55b7e2f7e4b0074ba5a6947d
There Have Been 132 Pro-Confederate Flag Rallies Since The Charleston Shooting
And there are more to come
WASHINGTON -- There has been an outbreak of rallies in support of the Confederate flag since the June 17 mass shooting of nine black churchgoers in Charleston, South Carolina.
The Southern Poverty Law Center works to fight bigotry and monitors hate groups around the country. It has been keeping track of the pro-Confederate flag events in the past month and found that 132 have occurred since the Charleston shooting, with another 29 in the works.
Dylann Roof, a racist who admired symbols of the Confederacy, is facing federal hate crime charges for allegedly targeting the nine worshippers at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church, a historic black church in downtown Charleston, because of their race.
The shooting reignited a debate over the Confederate battle flag, leading South Carolina government officials to finally remove it from the state capitol grounds this month. The Alabama governor also took down the Confederate-era flags on the grounds of the capitol in Montgomery.
But there has been a backlash as well. On July 18, the Ku Klux Klan held a rally at the South Carolina statehouse, protesting the removal of the Confederate flag.
A few days earlier, a group of protesters with Confederate flags gathered near an Oklahoma high school to greet President Barack Obama, who was visiting to give a speech about expanding economic opportunity.
And on Saturday, a group of white individuals in pickup trucks with Confederate flags clashed with partygoers at a celebration for a black child's birthday.
The Southern Poverty Law Center has also called on Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia and Mississippi to stop honoring Confederate leaders with official holidays.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/confederate-flag-rallies_55b7e2f7e4b0074ba5a6947d
There Have Been 132 Pro-Confederate Flag Rallies Since The Charleston Shooting
And there are more to come
WASHINGTON -- There has been an outbreak of rallies in support of the Confederate flag since the June 17 mass shooting of nine black churchgoers in Charleston, South Carolina.
The Southern Poverty Law Center works to fight bigotry and monitors hate groups around the country. It has been keeping track of the pro-Confederate flag events in the past month and found that 132 have occurred since the Charleston shooting, with another 29 in the works.
Dylann Roof, a racist who admired symbols of the Confederacy, is facing federal hate crime charges for allegedly targeting the nine worshippers at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church, a historic black church in downtown Charleston, because of their race.
The shooting reignited a debate over the Confederate battle flag, leading South Carolina government officials to finally remove it from the state capitol grounds this month. The Alabama governor also took down the Confederate-era flags on the grounds of the capitol in Montgomery.
But there has been a backlash as well. On July 18, the Ku Klux Klan held a rally at the South Carolina statehouse, protesting the removal of the Confederate flag.
A few days earlier, a group of protesters with Confederate flags gathered near an Oklahoma high school to greet President Barack Obama, who was visiting to give a speech about expanding economic opportunity.
And on Saturday, a group of white individuals in pickup trucks with Confederate flags clashed with partygoers at a celebration for a black child's birthday.
The Southern Poverty Law Center has also called on Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia and Mississippi to stop honoring Confederate leaders with official holidays.
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that's fine, but its sad when you only get a dozen people at each rally
Some of them have been in the hundreds, and a few into the thousands. A dozen here or there is a start. I'm extrememly pleased with the Michigan support, and hopefully these rallies will continue to grow. I'm not going to get overly optimistic though.
The blacks have taken over this country. Everyone said it was in the process for years, that time has now come. This country is being divided and driven into the ground, almost like Detroit. I am sorry guys, but this country seems doomed until a new, sensible, leader takes over, regardless of his color. I won't go as far as Earl would go, but I see where some of his rage and hatred came from. This political correctness BS is destroying us. Just my observation. Oakie
They have had the full force and effect of our progressive politicians for over a half century.
This should prove to the negroes that the libtards are just using them but they don't see it.
The Southern Poverty Law Center is a core group of libtards who hate the south.
What I find funny is the hatred aimed at the CSA Battle flag has overshadowed the act that brought it about, the murder of 9 people in a church by a coward.
This should prove to the negroes that the libtards are just using them but they don't see it.
The Southern Poverty Law Center is a core group of libtards who hate the south.
....and they are based in Montgomery, Al....The biggest reason the turn out is low, is because most supporters are people of means....and don't want to risk what they have...the blacks and radicals have nothing to lose,so they public protest...at least that's the way I see it... I know several Blacks that don't approve of the way the flag has been treated,but can't say anything because of the backlash of their own people(these Blacks own homes and property)...so , they stay in the background...