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Confederate Flag S.C. State House Lowering/Raising 2000 ★ RAW VIDEO

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• published: 07 Jul 2015
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The July 1, 2000, noon Confederate battle flag "Transfer Ceremony" — when the Confederate flag was lowered from the S.C. State House capitol dome. At the same time a Confederate flag was raised on a flagpole located on the lawn in front of the capitol building. More than 20,000 (plus) people gathered to witness the transfer of the Confederate States of America's battle flag of Northern Virginia at the S.C. State House. The flag was first used in 1861 — and was "not" the national flag of the CSA; nor is it the "stars and bars" — a perpetuated misconception. During this event Confederate flag defenders yelled racist epithets at anti-Confederate flag activists — who blew whistles and held yellow signs with the word "Shame" printed on them. * UNEDITED SEGMENT: Tension in the crowd became hostile, volatile and unnerving requiring the S.C. State Troopers to call for backup along with the (cold) deployment of the a SWAT team. The racist pronouncements are unambiguous and have not been edited out. They are coherent and clearly articulated. Steadfast convictions are exposed that define the meaning of "heritage" associated with that Confederate battle flag. A PARTIAL TRANSCRIPT OF THE AUDIO WITH CONTEXT NOTATIONS: * Unless annotated, the quotes and chants are from "pro-Confederate flag" defenders in the crowd. QUOTE: “Go back to Africa.” QUOTE: “You have yours let us have ours.” QUOTE: “If you don’t like Dixie — go home. If you don’t like South Carolina — go home!” QUOTE: “Go home trouble makers!” QUOTE: “Hope you make it back to Africa.” ***** NOTE ***** Skirmishes breakout along the rope line. QUOTE: “This ain’t Gettysburg, people.” QUOTE: “Do what y’all want — you do nothing anyway.” QUOTE: “You know y’all got children you don’t pay child support for. They’re children ‘we’ pay child support for — whose got shame? Whose got the shame?” ***** NOTE ***** State Troopers reinforce along the West rope line. The commanding officer says: “Lieutenant, he just called for backup. They gotta be here. We need more security.” QUOTE: “Go home monkey brains.” QUOTE: “Get off your ass and get a job. Getta job! Getta job for your illegitimate children.” QUOTE: “The shame is on y’all.” QUOTE: “What are you doing in South Carolina?” ***** NOTE ***** Bystanders on the East lawn of the capitol grounds calmly watch the growing hostility on the West side of The Green where videographer William Castronuovo is setup. QUOTE: “Take a trip back to Africa — you got noting to do with South Carolina. QUOTE: “Shame on you dick faces. Shame on you.” QUOTE: “You made the state like a bad neighborhood.” QUOTE: “You don’t know where your children [are] at — that’s what the police are for.” QUOTE: “The shame is on y’all.” — CHANT (from anti-flag advocates): “Shame. Shame. Shame….” QUOTE: “The shame is on y’all.” — CHANT: "Leave South Carolina! Leave South Carolina! Leave South Carolina...!” QUOTE: “Take it back to Africa. Get on the boat. We’ll buy the ticket. We buy your houses anyway.” QUOTE: “How many of y'all got AIDS — raise your hand? Wave your yellow sign.” QUOTE: “If you’re racist and proud of it this is our time.” — CHANT: “Honky-tonks in your face. Honky-tonks in your face. Honky-tonks in your face….” QUOTE: “We’re ashamed no more.” — CHANT (from anti-flag advocates): “Honky in the face. Honky in the face. Honky in the face….” ***** NOTE ***** A grid of State Troopers forms inside the mordant horde. S.C. state SWAT team officers begin to infiltrate the demonstration. ***** NOTE ***** The backup team of South Carolina State Troopers arrives and huddles on the State House lawn to forge a strategy plan. Agents from the South Carolina Bureau of Protective Services and SLED officials appear in number, too. — CHANT (from anti-flag advocates): “The flag has got to go. The flag has got to go. The flag has got to go….” ***** NOTE ***** White power skinheads start to appear in the crowd. — CHANT (from anti-flag advocates): “Take it down now. Take it down now. Take it down now….” ***** NOTE ***** The national Confederate States of America flag is being waved in number, too (they're white, with or without a red stripe on the fly edge, along with various cantons). — CHANT (from anti-flag advocates): “Take the flag down. Take the flag down. Take the flag down….” QUOTE: “The NAACP can bite me; NAACP bite me!” --------------------------------------- Copyright © 2000—2015 by William Castronuovo All rights reserved.