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South Carolina's Confederate flag removed from capitol grounds

Maria Calef holds a sign in front of the Confederate monument outside the South Carolina State House in Columbia, July 9, 2015. After hours of emotional debate, the state House voted to remove the Confederate battle flag from the grounds of the State Capitol Thursday morning. The bill now goes to the desk of Gov. Nikki R. Haley, whose office said that she would sign the bill into law at an event at 4 p.m. on Thursday at the State House. (Stephen B. Morton/The New York Times)

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Maria Calef holds a sign in front of the Confederate monument outside the South Carolina State House in Columbia, July 9, 2015. After hours of emotional debate, the state House voted to remove the Confederate battle flag from the grounds of the State Capitol Thursday morning. The bill now goes to the desk of Gov. Nikki R. Haley, whose office said that she would sign the bill into law at an event at 4 p.m. on Thursday at the State House. (Stephen B. Morton/The New York Times)
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July 10, 2015

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