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Confederate Flag Proposal Advances

It has been nearly six months since the Confederate flag was removed from the South Carolina Statehouse grounds.
ABC Columbia Staff

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) — It has been nearly six months since the Confederate flag was removed from the South Carolina Statehouse grounds. The flag has since been placed at  the Confederate Relic Room and Military Museum in Columbia. This week proposals to change the location of the flag to a museum in Charleston are advancing in the legislature. Tuesday, the…

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House Panel: Move the Museum to House the Confederate Flag

ABC Columbia Staff

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Legislators on a House budget-writing panel say the museum that will house the Confederate flag taken off Statehouse grounds last summer needs to relocate to attract more visitors. Panel members said Wednesday most people don’t know the Confederate Relic Room and Military Museum is “hidden” in the back of the State Museum building. The state’s military…
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Museum Director Says $5M Cost of Flag Display Will Come Down

ABC Columbia Staff

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The director of South Carolina’s military museum says displaying the Confederate flag removed from Statehouse grounds will cost less than the $5.3 million price tag presented last week. William Roberson said Tuesday the figures given by an architectural firm were preliminary and will be “modified.” Roberson said much of the cost outlined at last Thursday’s commission…