Bree Newsome Reflects on Removing Confederate Flag From SC State Capitol | Jemele Hill is Unbothered

On June 27, 2015, Bree Newsome climbed a flagpole at the South Carolina State Capitol and took down the Confederate flag that flew there. The activist recounts the events leading up to this moment, specifically the shooting at the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church which happened just ten days prior.

Almost six years later, Newsome reflects on the aftermath of what took place.

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[rising]

She's beautiful & brave inside & out. What she did was an extraordinary example of what we as a people have to do instead of begging others who could care less to act on our behalf.

[bentleybumpin]

Now your the joke. Everyone is sick of hearing blacks are so oppressed. That’s not true. You can talk all you want about race. You have black privilege.

[Effthefbi]

You have to fight for what is right, regardless of the consequences.