After 13 hours of “increasingly contentious” debate, the South Carolina House voted just before 1 am on Thursday morning in favor of removing the Confederate flag from the statehouse grounds. The vote passed 94-20, signaling bipartisan support for the flag’s removal as well as the not-insignificant presence of these holdouts, here in red. The State Senate approved a similar measure on Tuesday, and the bill will now pass to Governor Nikki Haley, who’s expected to approve it. The flag can come down as soon as 24 hours after she signs it.


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