Confederate flags burned, monuments defaced in SC after #Charlestonshootings 

Protesters in South Carolina have begun burning Confederate flags and defacing monuments as the debate as to whether or not the flag should fly over the state’s capital intensifies.

As Reported By The Daily Mail UK:

  • Protesters in South Carolina have begun burning Confederate flags in response to the state’s refusal to remove the flag from the capitol  
  • In Charleston, a monument honoring Confederate soldiers who defended the city during the Civil War was vandalized 
  • The vandal or vandals spray painted the base, writing ‘Black Lives Matter’ and ‘This is the problem #racist’

It has been reported that when asked to stop during the brutal killings, Roof said; ‘No, you’ve raped our women, and you are taking over the country … I have to do what I have to do.’

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WATCH BELOW: Thousands turn out in the South Carolina capital, Columbia, to demand the removal of the Confederate flag from the state house grounds. Paul Chapman reports.

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Confederate flags are burned in South Carolina after Charleston shootings | Daily Mail Online

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