This aired on the Chris Rock show sometime between 1997 and 2000. 

It is interesting that back in 2000, then State Senator, Pastor Clementa Pinckney, who was murdered in the massacre at the Emanuel A.M.E. Church in Charleston, South Carolina, voted for the Confederate flag’s display at the Statehouse on May 3, 2000.  Six of the seven black senators voted for the measure; one did not vote. Apparently, the vote was a compromise despite strong opposition by the NAACP.  

 

On This week, the South Carolina House of Representatives voted 94-20 to remove the Confederate battle flag from public spaces, including state Capitol grounds.

The NAACP is urging everyone to send their governor a letter urging them to create and support legislation banning the sale and display of the Confederate flag and its many representations from public spaces.

It is easy enter your name, zipcode, press a button and you are done--it is a breeze!  Online activism is fun and easy!  That outta rid our nation of racists.

Who needs a boycott, or even bother to vote, when you can email your governor with an email they will treat like spam.  Who knows, New State might just get a bee in their bonnet and decide to foist a Confederate battle flag on us in Albany (our state capital).

Seriously Karen Hunter already started a petition to Remove the Confederate Flag From All Government Places. 

Is the NAACP bored?

Edited July 10, 201510 yr by Troy

I'm refraining from all of this banter because what everyone is saying pretty much summarizes everything. As Cynique said a while back, it's a start but not really a solution. I guess small victories are needed in order to feel that there is a chance that things will get better. If you give a dog a snack after you beat the shit out of him, he'll come back for that ass whooping everyday as long as he gets that snack. Black folks are ridiculously Pavlovian in our behavior and it's getting harder and harder to make people understand that this flag removal is not on par with the Bus Boycotts or sit ins... but we are really treating as such. I'm sure the fire and brimstone guys will raise a lot of offerings with their "ain't God good," sermons this Sunday.

Here is something worth mentioning with regard to the Confederate Flag in SC.

SC raised Confederate flag in 1961 to insult nine black protesters — and took it down to honor nine slain
South Carolina put Confederate flag above capitol in 1961 after 9 students held sit-in at segregated lunch counter. A peculiar historical symmetry exists between South Carolina’s decision to raise the Confederate flag in 1961.

 

A Children's book was penned about this story.

No Fear For Freedom: The Story Of The Friendship 9 by Kimberly P. Johnson (Author), Vanessa J. Thompson (Illustrator)

Many of the icons of the Civil Rights Movement will never be forgotten. However, we must also make sure that the work of other activists will be remembered too. They were ordinary people who fought against discrimination and prejudice. Unfortunately, they may never find their names in a history book, on a display board or in a museum. As communities, we must discover these amazing citizens and honor them. The Friendship 9, a group of college students and activists in Rock Hill, South Carolina, claimed a rightful place in history by challenging inequality and unfair laws. In 1961, their decision to help place into motion the Jail, No Bail strategy empowered many communities. As we continue to learn from our struggles and most importantly create a world free of racism and social injustice, we will inspire our future generations to do the same!

Edited July 11, 201510 yr by Troy

Good information and definitely creates symmetry. As the Gods & Earth's would say, 360 degrees = completion.

I'm getting ready to sign the activist right now!