Confederate flag removed from Fort Sumter
The National Park Service ordered all confederate flags and merchandise to be removed from all parks that are under direction of the NPS.
Mon, 29 Jun 2015 21:34:09 GMT —
CHARLESTON, SC (WACH) - Fort Sumter has removed the Confederate flag, following an order from the National Park Service Thursday.
The National Park Service ordered all confederate flags and merchandise to be removed from all parks that are under direction of the NPS.
The South Carolina state flag was also taken down and the USA flag is the only one that remains flying on site.
Fort Sumter was the site where the first shots of the Civil War were fired.
State lawmakers, including Governor Nikki Haley have called for the Confederate flag to be removed from State House grounds, following the church shooting in Charleston that took nine lives.
The flag debate is slated to be back up for discussion July 6 during the special session.
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