South Carolina debates statue, segregationist's role in massacre

Monday, July 20, 2015

COLUMBIA, S.C. -- As South Carolina pulled down the Confederate flag from Statehouse grounds, the statue of avowed segregationist and former governor and U.S senator "Pitchfork" Ben Tillman watched.

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