From: "Jeff Shultz" 

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> On Fri, 19 May 2000 10:11:12 -0700, "Jeff Shultz"
 wrote:
>
> >No, as I understand, it was about civil rights this time, same as the
> >inclusion of the confederate flag as part of the Georgia flag, right?
>
> No, not at all. Absolutely not.
>
> The flag was raised over the dome in 1964 as part of the Civil War
> centennial...all Southern states were asked to that. The SC House and
> Senate were Democratically controlled and the govenor was a Democrat
> and they agreed to do this.
>
Were asked by who? And '64 was already a racially charged environment. And
for that matter, until after the Civil Rights movement of the late 50's and
60's, African-American's voted, those who were allowed by Jim Crow to vote,
Republican - their thanks to Abraham Lincoln.

1964 was a long time ago, before I was born even. Did any of the other
states do this, and if so, why aren't they still flying theirs.

> It's easy to rewrite history after the fact by the "victors."

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