South Carolina poised to remove Confederate flag

The Confederate flag, a symbol of racism for many in the United States and of Southern heritage for others, is set to be removed from South Carolina's state Capitol grounds on Thursday after lawmakers sealed its fate in a late-night session.

The state House of Representatives voted 94-20 shortly after 1 a.m. today to remove the flag after 13 hours of at times rancorous debate and stiff opposition from a group of conservative white Republicans, Reuters reports.

The bill heads to Gov. Nikki Haley, who has said she will sign it into law.

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