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The debate to take down the confederate flat at S.C.’s State Capital has resurfaced since the Charleston Church killings where the gunman used the flag as a representation of his hate and wanting to kill blacks and start a race war.
A 30-year-old woman from Raleigh decided she would take matters in her own hands and removed the flag “in the name of God.” She has been charged defacing property after she removed the Confederate flag that flies in front of the South Carolina Statehouse in Columbia, S.C.
Brittany Ann Byuarim Newsome, who wore climbing gear, scaled the 30-ft steel flagpole and removed the flag from its post. She along with another man were arrested and charged with a misdemeanor that carries a fine of up to $5,000 and a prison term of up to three years or both.
A replacement flag was returned to the flagpole about an hour after being taken down.
About the time of her arrest, Newsome released an email statement to the media saying:
“We removed the flag today because we can’t wait any longer. We can’t continue like this is another day,…. ” “It’s time for a new chapter where we are sincere about dismantling white supremacy and building toward true racial justice and equality.”
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