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(86,005 posts) Thu Dec 10, 2015, 09:23 PM Dec 2015

O’Malley Campaign Calls for Removal of the Confederate Naval Jack Flag at The Citadel

CHARLESTON, S.C. – After disturbing photos surfaced today of cadets dressed up in what appears to be KKK costumes, Governor Martin O’Malley’s campaign called for the removal of the Confederate Naval Jack Flag at The Citadel.

Statement from O’Malley’s South Carolina Director Tyler Jones:

It’s time for the state legislature to amend the Heritage Act to allow for The Citadel to follow the lead of its Board of Visitors and finally remove the Confederate Naval Jack Flag from the Summerall Chapel. The horrific pictures that surfaced today serve as a reminder that racism and intolerance still exist on college campuses and a public institution of higher learning should not be home to such a divisive and offensive symbol.

On Wednesday, June 24, 2015, The Citadel Board of Visitors voted 9-3 in favor of moving the Confederate Naval Jack from Summerall Chapel to an appropriate location on campus.

The move requires an amendment to the Heritage Act by the South Carolina legislature.

read: http://www.wtma.com/news/omalley-campaign-calls-for-removal-of-the-confederate-naval-jack-flag-at-the-citadel/

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O’Malley Campaign Calls for Removal of the Confederate Naval Jack Flag at The Citadel (Original Post) bigtree Dec 2015 OP

Good luck DonCoquixote Dec 2015 #1

I doubt luck will make the difference bigtree Dec 2015 #2

DonCoquixote

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1. Good luck

Reply to bigtree (Original post)

Thu Dec 10, 2015, 10:14 PM

Dec 2015

They do not call it the confederacy's last bastion for nothing.

bigtree

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2. I doubt luck will make the difference

Reply to DonCoquixote (Reply #1)

Thu Dec 10, 2015, 10:24 PM

Dec 2015

...speaking out against these bigotries is an imperative.

O'Malley recognizes the opportunity in this campaign to raise these issues to a national level of focus. These elections should be about bold challenges to change. Thankfully, my former governor's politics isn't mired in cynicism.

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