Clash over Confederate flag

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Members of the Ku Klux Klan and African American groups clash over the Confederate flag's legacy, one week after it was removed from the State House.
Supporters of the Ku Klux Klan and the Confederate flag yelling at opposing demonstrators during a rally in Columbia on Saturday. A Ku Klux Klan chapter and a black activist group planned the overlapping demonstrations outside the state house, where
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Supporters of the Ku Klux Klan and the Confederate flag yelling at opposing demonstrators during a rally in Columbia on Saturday. A Ku Klux Klan chapter and a black activist group planned the overlapping demonstrations outside the state house, where South Carolina state officials had recently removed the Confederate battle flag, leading to sporadic scuffles. Officials say about 2,000 people were in the crowd. Police made five arrests.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on July 20, 2015, with the headline Clash over Confederate flag. Subscribe