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Social Mvmts: Confederate Flag Controversy

On June 17, 2015, 20-yr-old Dylann Roof shot down 9 people at the Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, SC. An investigation revealed Roof had ties to white supremacist groups, and soon thereafter pictures emerged of him proudly displaying the Confederate battle flag. This board explores the activism of people who have risen up to expose the association between the flag and white supremacy, and ultimately work toward bringing an end to racial inequality in the US.

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The Sociological Cinema

four pictures with the words, how dare beyond bring symbols of past radical site into popular music performance

How dare Beyonce bring symbols of past racial strife into popular music performance!!~ Bob Schooley

an image of a woman hanging from a pole with angel wings on her head and arms

#BreeNewsome About the time the Confederate flag was removed from the South Carolina Capitol on June 27, 2015, Bree Newsome sent an email explaining her action: "We removed the flag today because we can't wait any longer. We can't continue like this another day," the statement said. "It's time for a new chapter where we are sincere about dismantling white supremacy and building toward true racial justice and equality." Artist: Eric Orr

"It's ironic when the grandchildren of the Confederacy tell Black Americans: 'don't you see, the Confederate flag is our heritage? If we can no longer display it, or if we pack it away, we'll lose a sense of our history. Our children might forget where they come from and if they cannot learn of their history, then how will they know who they are, and what they're capable of?' It's almost inevitable that such appeals take place on soil once worked by enslaved people--entire generations of…

"Keep an eye out for ISIS terrorists!" Artist: Dan Wasserman, The Boston Globe

a flag flying in the wind with words written on it that read, don't dance

"Black Power"

a drawing of a woman riding on the back of a black dog with a flag

Beyonce rides a black panther, based on her performance at super bowl 50, 2016 Artist: Ribs

a man on a flag pole holding an american and british flag

Bree Newsome takes down the Confederate flag from a pole on the statehouse grounds, June 27, 2015. Newsome was later arrested. Photo credit: Reuters / Adam Anderson

four cartoon images with people climbing up and down ladders to the top of a flag

Deconstructing the Flag... (white power) Artist: David Horsey, Los Angeles Times

a black and white photo of a woman on top of a pole holding a flag

"Flag Slayer" About the time the Confederate flag was removed from the South Carolina Capitol on June 27, 2015, Bree Newsome sent an email explaining her action: "We removed the flag today because we can't wait any longer. We can't continue like this another day," the statement said. "It's time for a new chapter where we are sincere about dismantling white supremacy and building toward true racial justice and equality." Artist: Dennis Gatz

two pictures one with a police officer and the other with an american flag

On June 27, 2015, activist Bree Newsome acted on behalf of Americans who could not abide seeing the Confederate flag reverently displayed another day. Around the time she began climbing the flagpole at the South Carolina State House, Newsome arranged to have an email sent explaining her action: "We removed the flag today because we can't wait any longer. We can't continue like this another day. It's time for a new chapter where we are sincere about dismantling white supremacy..."