Politics. On Point.

In an act that seems too unreal to imagine that a symbol of hate and violence could wave atop a federal building in the year 2015, the state of South Carolina finally voted to take down the confederate flag that has been the symbol of southern Jim Crow racism for decades, and most recently the emblem of American terrorist Dylan Roof. Roof was seen in a picture holding the flag after he murdered nine Mother Emanuel church worshipers, including the minister , A fiery plea from members of Congress, along with community and national support, tied the hands of South Carolina governor Nikki Hale y. [ See also Jenny Horne's emotional plea on House floor ] Nearly ten thousand individuals stood at the state capital shouting "take it down!" while the flag was slowly lowered and transferred to a civil war relic room in an area of the State Capital.  "That flag is gone, and we're glad to have it gone", said South Carolina representative Todd Rutherford. I...