Clyburn: To strengthen The Citadel, remove the Confederate flag

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BY US REP. JIM CLYBURN
Special to The (Columbia) State

... In recent days, Citadel alumni have reached out to me to express their support for my efforts to bring the flag down. One of these alumni, Larry Ferguson, desegregated the band but was subsequently kicked out for refusing to wave the Confederate battle flag and to play the song “Dixie” at sporting events.

In another letter, 17 alumni wrote that the flag “is representative of an ideology of hate, privilege and an abuse of power that still persists in the life of the school and in the state’s halls of power and influence.”

... the military constitutionally restricts displays of the Confederate battle flag by service members. Institutions that train military officers should not display this hateful banner either ...

http://www.islandpacket.com/opinion/op-ed/article80095627.html

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1. They can run but they can no longer hide.