South Carolina House of Representatives Confederate Flag Debate, Day 2 Part 1

The South Carolina State House of Representatives continued debate on a bill to remove the Confederate battle flag from the state Capitol gr… read more

The South Carolina State House of Representatives continued debate on a bill to remove the Confederate battle flag from the state Capitol grounds, and later passed the bill in a 93-18 margin. The South Carolina Senate voted 36-3 the previous day to take up a bill to remove the Confederate flag from the Capitol grounds. The legislation came about in reaction to the June 2015 mass shooting at Charleston’s Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church, the oldest African Methodist Episcopal church in the Southern United States. close

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South Carolina House of Representatives Confederate Flag Debate, Day 2 Part 1

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Program ID:
327006-1
Category:
State Legislature
Format:
State Legislature
Location:
Columbia, South Carolina, United States
First Aired:
Jul 08, 2015 | 10:06am EDT | C-SPAN.org
Last Aired:
Jul 12, 2015 | 1:25pm EDT | C-SPAN 1

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  • Jul 08, 2015 | 10:06am EDT | C-SPAN 3
  • Jul 08, 2015 | 11:00pm EDT | C-SPAN RADIO
  • Jul 12, 2015 | 1:25pm EDT | C-SPAN 1

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