US state debates removing Confederate flag from capitol
Killing of nine people in a black church in South Carolina revives 150-year-old controversy about Civil War era banner.
Published On 6 Jul 2015
Politicians in South Carolina are expected to debate whether to remove the Confederate flag from the US state’s capitol grounds.
The killing of nine people inside a black church in Charleston, the state’s second largest city, last month has revived the 150-year-old controversy about the use of the Civil War era banner.
Al Jazeera’s Tom Ackerman reports from Manassas, Virginia.
Source: Al Jazeera