Nikki Haley says the Confederate flag was always about, "service, sacrifice, and heritage."
She says there was, "never any hateful people in South Carolina," before Dylan Roof.
Here are some images from a CONFEDERATE FLAG rally in South Carolina in 2015:
She says there was, "never any hateful people in South Carolina," before Dylan Roof.
Here are some images from a CONFEDERATE FLAG rally in South Carolina in 2015:
Nikki Haley said that Dylan Roof "hijacked" the meaning of the confederate flag with his manifesto.
But his manifesto used THE EXACT SAME LANGUAGE as the southern secessionist slaveowners
IOW, he correctly understood that the confederate flag is a RACIST SYMBOL, and always was.
But his manifesto used THE EXACT SAME LANGUAGE as the southern secessionist slaveowners
IOW, he correctly understood that the confederate flag is a RACIST SYMBOL, and always was.
South Carolina was the FIRST state to secede. At the outbreak of the civil war, 57% of the population of the state was ENSLAVED.
The rationale South Carolina GA gave for war:
"The increasing hostility on the part of the non-slaveowning states to the institution of SLAVERY."
The rationale South Carolina GA gave for war:
"The increasing hostility on the part of the non-slaveowning states to the institution of SLAVERY."
Haley is using "Lost Cause" talking points: that the confederacy was really about "state's rights" and preserving a "culture."
It's true.
They wanted to preserve the "right" to own (torture, rape, and murder) other human beings while preserving a "culture" of white supremacy.
It's true.
They wanted to preserve the "right" to own (torture, rape, and murder) other human beings while preserving a "culture" of white supremacy.
