It’s been one week since the tragic, racially motivated killings at Charleston, South Carolina’s Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church, which left nine people dead and sparked a nationwide debate about white-on-black racism. Much of that debate has centered on the Confederate battle flag, which the confessed killer apparently revered—and which still flies on the state’s capitol grounds in Columbia.
On Tuesday, South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley urged state lawmakers to vote to remove the flag from its official perch near the State House, and major retailers throughout the country have vowed to halt sales of the controversial emblem. On Wednesday, one of South Carolina’s oldest and largest law firms added its voice to the chorus, announcing its support for moving the battle flag “to a more appropriate location.”
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