In the following years especially during the civil rights era the banner became a divisive emblem of white supremacist groups.
Mr roof holding the confederate battle flag.
Back in 2015 in the wake of the white supremacist mass murder committed by dylann roof at mother emanuel church in charleston south carolina then governor nikki haley took the genuinely bold.
The battle flag flew atop the south carolina statehouse from 1962 until 2000 when lawmakers agreed after a.
Roof the avowed white supremacist who killed nine black parishioners when he opened fire on the emanuel african methodist episcopal church in june 2015 posed with the flag in several photos.
Roof holding the confederate battle flag and a gun.
The only way to get it removed is by a vote from the state legislature according to authorities.
Mr roof is seen.
The suspected killer is a 21 year old white man.
Images have surfaced online of mr.
The public reaction powerfully suggests that roof.
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Now formally charged roof s pre shooting activities including holding the battle flag leave no doubt about this being a hate crime.
Dylann roof spat on and burned the american flag but waved the confederate.
He posed for pictures wearing a no.
In 2015 when dylann roof killed nine members of a historically black church in charleston south carolina a photo of him holding a confederate flag was posted on his website also featuring his.
Dylann roof reportedly accepted the flag as a symbol of white supremacy the belief that white people are better than all others especially black.