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"For more than 40 years, Fort Sumter has flown six flags, including four banners that flew overhead during the four years of America’s Civil War.
But the recent slayings of nine black parishioners during a Bible study inside the Emanuel AME Church prompted the fort to take down four of those flags, including two flags of the Confederacy, as a gesture of sympathy and sensitivity.
The suspect being held in the shooting reportedly said he hoped to start a race war, and his actions have prompted South Carolina, other Southern states and the nation to re-evaluate policies regarding public displays of the Confederate flag.
Tim Stone, superintendent of the Fort Sumter-Fort Moultrie National Monument, said Fort Sumter’s four flags were lowered the day after the shooting.
“The tragedy has made all of us re-evaluate our role in the community and in the nation,” he said.
On Thursday, the National Park Service, which runs the fort, issued a directive to remove Confederate flag items such as banners, belt buckles and other souvenirs from its gift shops, though books, DVDs and other materials showing the flag in a historical context may remain for sale. "
"For more than 40 years, Fort Sumter has flown six flags, including four banners that flew overhead during the four years of America’s Civil War.
But the recent slayings of nine black parishioners during a Bible study inside the Emanuel AME Church prompted the fort to take down four of those flags, including two flags of the Confederacy, as a gesture of sympathy and sensitivity.
The suspect being held in the shooting reportedly said he hoped to start a race war, and his actions have prompted South Carolina, other Southern states and the nation to re-evaluate policies regarding public displays of the Confederate flag.
Tim Stone, superintendent of the Fort Sumter-Fort Moultrie National Monument, said Fort Sumter’s four flags were lowered the day after the shooting.
“The tragedy has made all of us re-evaluate our role in the community and in the nation,” he said.
On Thursday, the National Park Service, which runs the fort, issued a directive to remove Confederate flag items such as banners, belt buckles and other souvenirs from its gift shops, though books, DVDs and other materials showing the flag in a historical context may remain for sale. "
