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Saints’ Benjamin Watson speaks out on Confederate Flag in midst of Charleston tragedy

In the midst of a horrible tragedy that left nine African Americans dead in a Charleston, SC church after alleged gunman Dylan Roof produced terror on a group of innocent people who were in the middle of prayer, South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley is calling for the removal of the Confederate Flag from the State House.

The “rebel flag” can be interpreted in different ways. For some, it’s a symbol of white supremacy and reminds people of the bad times millions faced before slavery laws were abolished. For many, it just represents southern heritage, the Civil War and this country’s notable history.