well, absolutely. and that that s has always been the intention to withdraw remove any sanction for the state of south carolina. because the only thing that was being ask in return is to have the flag removed from flying in a position of sovereignty. at least from flying at all and to see that it be placed in a historical context. so absolutely. this is this is major for particularly those in the naacp who inspite of the nay sayers, in spite of those who say it didn t make a different, that the flag is now being removed. our president, mr. brooks wonderful to have him on board. this predates his time but it doesn t predate naacp. charleston south carolina naacp president dot scott thank you for your time. thank you so much for having me. in baltimore, three months
conference of the naacp. they ve been following this year after year after year that the sanctions are in place. i look forward to the fact that that s going to be removed. sure. and today is a momentous day for all of us in south carolina. what you re talking about absolutely. what you re talking about is south carolina been under an economic boycott by the naacp and other organizations. in light of last night s vote the naacp president released a statement, as we head to philadelphia for our annual convention our 106th annual convention this saturday we can now consider an emergency ruz lugs to lift the economic boycott of that state. when you talk about the impact of that flag going down you talk about it socially culturally, morally and now economically as well and how i m sure you believe that is the next step that you need to see.
and try aleve pm now with an easy open cap. now back to the big news we re following from south carolina governor nikki haley will sign the bill removing the confederate flag from the state house grounds today. the signing ceremony is just 90 minutes away. it comes three weeks after her initial call to lawmakers to remove it. the flag is expected to be removed at 10:00 a.m. tomorrow morning. this will be its new home. the south carolina confederate relic room and military history museum. i m joined now by dot scott president of the charleston south carolina chapter of the naacp. thank you for having me. the charleston naacp has been involved in trying to get this
done for several years. give me your take on this now getting done in such a short amount of time and the price that south carolina had to pay for it. well, it s been more than several years. it s been many years since the naacp has been involved in trying to get the flag removed. and you re right, it s been an awful price we find ourself paying for this. i cannot be more proud of what s happening now as a result of that tragedy of losing ten i mean, nine folks in the emanuel ame church on the 17th of this past month. so i kaccolades go out to our governor for her involvement in and taking a lead in seaying the flag will be removed, it must be removed. and then the hard work of all of the legislators. but particularly the state