staples was called to duty at the courthouse but he told the clerk he did not feel he could carry out his civic responsibility because he did not want to serve under a confederate flag to do so. he told mr. staples he had to do jury duty. he was put in a jury pool to hear the case of an african-american man accused of killing a white man. at the jury selection he objected to the confederate flag calling it a symbol of one of the most heinous crimes ever committed to another member of the human race. he told the court you are here for justice and you overlook this injustice by continuing to fly this flag. the prosecutor asked to skarl staples from the jury, argue aing he couldn t be impartial in the case. the judge agreed and let him be struck. and he did not participate in the justice system on that day. it struck five more african-american jurors that day and the jury chosen for the case, 11 white people and one