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Resolution to ban any state flag containing confederate emblem from the u.s. capital. resolution referred to committee where it's expected to die not before house democrats took a page from counter-parts in south ga balancing flag prevailed in war 150 years ago, i would not be standing here today as a member of the united states congress. i would be here as a slave. >> how could you possibly now decide that you would legitimize this symbol of hatred, of slavery, of a bygone era, of a time when people were not even proclaimed to be human beings. >> it's astonishing that the republicans are so o...

There are people that want to see that thing stay up and auto you got to see that resistant last night in a way that had not been on display really since the massacre in charleston happened. >> absolutely. i spoke with nelson rivers, naacp president at the time, executive director of naacp back in 2000 when they tried to fight the confederate flag on top of the dome. the confederate flag in 1930 was moved inside the chamber, behind the speaker's chair. african-american members that came in the '70s, had to face that flag and see the pledge of allegiance and a lot of them refused to do it. gild...

Carolina a flag of hate for many in this country that represents hate. to some they say it represents southern pride, but to others it represents hate. i'm standing in front of the state house. people are starting to gather around. there are people here with their families in picnic chairs and lawn chairs. they're about to block off the street here in front of the state house in just moments. there are hundreds of people standing on the state house grounds right near the confederate flag -- or the battle flag as they call it here in south carolina and in the south. as a son of the south, i wan...

State to bring this flag down do you think? >> well you know we were at this point 15 years ago. i've been here 23 years and a member of the statehouse committee. we had a shot at bringing it down when we renovated the statehouse to do what alabama did. we failed to take advantage of that opportunity. and then in it2000 of course because of the pressure put on by the boycotts and whatnot, under then governor jim hodges with the assistance of the chamber of commerce naacp, the legislative black caucus there was a move to take the flag down then. we came a little short. i want you to know there ...

He wanted to heal the sores of the civil war. he was so adamant about this that flags were not flown at his burial. he did not wear his confederate uniform. his daughter said it would have been treasonous to do so. he wanted to heal the sores. they are healing the sores in south carolina. i thought we should continuing the healing. to do that i think we should not allow the flag to be flown. i think it's a symbol of a bygone era. it's a symbol of slavery. it's a symbol of bigotry and hatred and time for this country to move on and to heal. >> so there was this des putin over whether they would...