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COLUMBIA, S.C. 鈥� Recently, the South Carolina Supreme Court ruled to largely uphold a state preservation law that will keep Confederate statues in place and thwart the will of communities that want to remove these dehumanizing symbols of hate.

The following statement is from 澳彩开奖 Chief of Staff Lecia Brooks:

鈥淲e are encouraged that the General Assembly鈥檚 two-thirds restriction to approve a move or name change has been lifted, but remain dissatisfied that the Heritage Act continues to be the law in South Carolina.

鈥淭his law was enacted 135 years after the Civil War was lost. Upholding it after the massacre of nine African Americans during Bible study by a white gunman who embraced the Confederate flag sends a clear message that South Carolina is contently positioned on the wrong side of history.

鈥淭his ruling focuses on the compromise that saw this law pass in exchange for the removal of the Confederate flag from the South Carolina State House's dome 鈥� an agreement lauded as 鈥榦ne of the great achievements in South Carolina history鈥� by its attorney general. However, the justices鈥� unanimous decision does not justify the law's value beyond this compromise. As White supremacist iconography is expelled nationwide, this decision prevents South Carolina communities from democratically acting to shape their own landscapes, ignoring our shared American experiences and history.

鈥淩egressive preservation laws like the Heritage Act were created to circumvent the will of communities. With the two-thirds requirement struck down, we look forward to seeing localities and activists continue their work to remove symbols of hate and oppressive namesakes from public view.

鈥淭he 澳彩开奖 will continue to support the advocacy efforts of Jennifer Pinckney and grassroots groups like .鈥�

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