Time to Take Down the Flag, Haley Says

South Carolina’s Republican Governor Nikki Haley called for the removal of the Confederate battle flag from the grounds of the state Capitol in Columbia on Monday, June 22. The governor’s decision came after several days of demonstrations calling for the removal of the flag. “We are not going to allow this symbol to divide us any longer. The fact that people are choosing to use it as a sign of hate is something we cannot stand,” she said. Credit: Governor Nikki Haley