A very solemn public tribute to a son. The body of the late reverend Clementa Pinckney is lying in the State Capitol rotunda. People loved him here and are going to miss him a lot. A black drape blocking the view of the flag outside. What began as a push to remove one flag has grown to a national movement. Alabama just removed its Confederate Flag from the state capital grounds. In mississippi, the republican speaker of the house called for the emblem to be removed from his states flag. Our future as a nation has been changed. South carolina senator tim scott introduced a resolution honoring all nine victims. One of the victims sons said with great enthusiasm this evil attack would lead to reconciliation, restoration and unity in our nation. Those were powerful words. Change can happen at anytime, any place. We still have so much to do to correct the ills of our society. Alabamas segregationist governor George Wallace first raised the Confederate Flag over the state capital dome on apr
The body camera exchange showed the deputy recognized Cutter, which isn't a surprise in a county with a smidge more than 31,000 people. The small southern town where this happened, Manning, S.C., is even smaller with 3,800 people.
Tim Scott, American politician who was appointed as a Republican to the U.S. Senate in 2013 and won a special election the following year. He was the first African American to be elected to the Senate from a Southern state since Reconstruction. He previously served in the U.S. House of Representatives (2011–13).