Bree Newsome climbed the flagpole on South Carolina's State House grounds and removed the Confederate flag. The action followed the Charleston church massacre and was organized with fellow antiracist activists. Her arrest made visible the conflict between official protection of a symbol and demands to end public honour for white supremacy.
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Bree Newsome's removal of the Confederate flag preceded its official removal from South Carolina's State House grounds.
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Her civil-disobedience action occurred on 27 June; the official removal followed on 10 July 2015.