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Have I been unaware of the breadth of the movement to remove Confederate monuments? (Original Post) Thomas Hurt Aug 2017 OP
It really got a start customerserviceguy Aug 2017 #1

customerserviceguy

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1. It really got a start
Thu Aug 31, 2017, 12:08 AM
Aug 2017

when that Dylan Roof asshat killed those people in a Charleston, SC church, and shortly thereafter, the Confederate flag came down at the State House in Columbia, SC.

But, recent events have indeed accelerated things somewhat. Today, my lady and I drove from SC to FL, and we passed the Jefferson Davis Highway, and the Dixie Highway, the day before, we went past Fort Bragg in NC, and I wonder when they're going to be renamed.

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