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From VOA Learning English, this is In the News.
An honor guard from the South Carolina HighwayPatrol has removed the Confederate battle flag fromthe state Capitol grounds. The flag will be moved toa museum after 50 years at the state house.
The move comes three weeks after nine African Americans were murdered in their church inCharleston, South Carolina. Photos show the alleged killer carrying the Confederate battle flag.
After the killings, activists renewed a long campaign to remove official public displays of thebattle flag.
A powerful symbol ... but of what?
Flag opponents say the flag is a symbol of white supremacy and racial oppression. Southernsoldiers used the flag during the U.S. Civil War of the 1860s, when they fought to keep slaveryof African Americans legal in their states.
One hundred years after the South lost the war, officials raised the battle flag over the SouthCarolina state house. Flag opponents point out the flag remained on the Capitol grounds longafter the anniversary of the war. They say the flag became a way to reject the 1960s CivilRights movement to achieve racial equality.
Jonathan Blanks is with the CATO Institute. He says many people view the flag as a symbol ofracial oppression.
"Because every time that the flag has come up, it has been used – and it has been – to assertthis sort of racial superiority of whites against blacks, to stop, to end their civil rights."
Flag supporters say the flag is a symbol of the South's history. Lee Bright, a Republican statesenator, says flying the flag in front of the state house honors the soldiers who fought forSouth Carolina's independence in the Civil War.
"And removing this flag from out front is not going to do anything to change this nation. Allwe're going to do is we're going to disrespect these 20-plus-thousand men, black and white,that fought to defend your state."
Some supporters add that the flag is also a fun way to celebrate Southern culture. They pointto the popular 1970s and 80s television show called the "The Dukes of Hazzard." The showfeatures a sports car with the Confederate battle flag painted on top. The car is called theGeneral Lee, after a Southern commander in the Civil War.
Lawmakers debate
On Wednesday night and Thursday morning, South Carolina members of the House ofRepresentatives debated over the meaning and future of the battle flag. After more than 13hours, they approved a measure to remove the flag from state house grounds.
Governor Nikki Haley, who supported the measure, used nine pens to sign the bill. Then shegave a pen to each of the families of the nine church shooting victims.
The flag comes down
On Friday morning, a racially diverse crowd of hundreds gathered on the Capitol grounds. Theycheered and chanted, "USA, USA."
In a short ceremony, members of an official honor guard lowered the flag and rolled it tightly.Governor Nikki Haley said the flag will be put in its rightful place in a museum.
General Lee retires
Other groups are also taking steps to remove the Confederate battle flag from the public eye.Some retailers -- including Walmart, Amazon and Sears – say they will no longer sell productswith images of the Confederate flag.
And the Dukes of Hazzard car? U.S. golfer Bubba Watson bought the General Lee several yearsago. He says he will paint over its Confederate battle flag roof with an American flag.
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