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Removing the flag is right 'for so many reasons'

The South Carolina Legislature has voted to take down the Confederate flag -- a decision triggered by the murder of nine African Americans in Charleston last month. Among those calling for the flag's removal was Tom Hall, whose ancestors fought for the Confederacy. He explains why "Southern pride" has a complicated history.

(Cover photo: Demonstration at State Capitol, Columbia SC, April 2000. Credit: AFP/Getty Images)

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