After 53 years, the Confederate flag will be removed from the Columbia, South Carolina state house on Friday. Governor Nikki Haley signed a bill authorizing the removal on Thursday.
Haley signed the measure into law hours after the bill was approved by South Carolina's House of Representatives, noting the weeks of grief the state faced since a gunman killed nine people at Charleston's Emanuel AME Church.
“Twenty-two days ago, I didn’t know that I would ever be able to say this again,” Haley said. “But today I’m very proud to say that it is a great day in South Carolina.”
Haley used 13 different pens to sign the bill, and said she will give one to each of the families of the Emanuel church victims, according to WCSC.
The ceremony is set to begin at 10 a.m. Friday. The Confederate flag was raised on the state house dome in 1962. Despite protests, it remained on the done until 2000, when it was moved to a pole next to the Confederate monument.
Once the flag is removed, it will be placed in the Relic Room at the South Carolina State Museum, which houses other important artifacts from the state's history.
LINK: South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley Signs Bill To Remove Confederate Flag From Statehouse
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