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June 29, 2015

Activist Arrested After Scaling Flagpole, Removing Confederate Flag from State Capitol 
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The following day, a 30-year-old African-American woman was arrested at
the state Capitol after scaling the 30-foot flagpole and unhooking the
Confederate flag. As police officers shouted at her to come down, Bree
Newsome shimmied to the top, took the flag in her hand and said, "You
come against me with hatred and oppression and violence. I come against
you in the name of God. This flag comes down today." The action went
viral and was seen around the world.

 

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