S.C. Gov. Nikki Haley signs bill to remove Confederate flag from state capitol

Before signing the bill, Governor Haley stated:

“We are a state that believes in tradition. We’re a state that believes in history. We’re a state that believes in respect. So we will bring it down with dignity and we will make sure it will be put in its rightful place. But this is a story about action. This is a story about the history of South Carolina and how the action of nine individuals laid out this long chain of events that forever showed the state of South Carolina what love and forgiveness looks like. And now I will tell you this is about our children. Because when they go back and look at their history books – while we’re still grieving and the grieving is going to last for a long time – when the emotions start to fade, the history of the actions that took place by everyone in South Carolina to get us to this moment is one that we can all be proud of.”