UNDATED, July 9: The South Carolina House of Representatives voted early today to advance a bill to remove the Confederate battle flag from the state capitol grounds after an emotional 13-hour debate over the controversial banner.
The flag is a symbol of slavery and racism for many and Southern heritage for others. The bill, already approved by the Senate, passed by a margin of 93-27 and now heads to a third and final House reading. If it passes it will go to Governor Nikki Haley to be signed into law, perhaps as soon as today. Haley has said she will sign it. The legislature first took up the bill on Monday, less than three weeks after nine black worshippers were gunned down on June 17 during Bible study at a church with an historically black congregation in Charleston. (AGENCIES)
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