Walmart and Amazon will no longer stock merchandise bearing the Confederate flag after the Charleston church massacre, in a growing movement against what critics say is a symbol of racism in the American South.
The retail giants were joined by eBay, Sears and Kmart and follows calls from South Carolina state governor Nikki Haley to remove the controversial flag from the grounds of the state capital following protests at the weekend.
Civil rights activists have long pushed for the flag to be removed from official use and the debate has returned to the spotlight since last week‘s killings by suspected white supremacist gunman Dylan Roof, who appears in photos with the banner on a website linked to his name.
Unemployed loner Roof has been charged with nine counts of murder. All his victims were black.
"... It is only in this way that we can hope to arrive at truth, and fulfill the great responsibility which we hold to God and our country. Should I keep back my opinions at such a time, through fear of giving offense, I should consider myself as guilty of treason towards my country, and of an act of disloyalty toward the Majesty of Heaven, which I revere above all earthly kings."....I know not what course others may take; but as for me, give me liberty or give me death!"
Saturday, June 27, 2015
AMAZON AND WALMART JOINS IN THE BAN AGAINST SELLING THE CONFEDERATE FLAG AFTER DYLAN ROOF KILLING OF 9 CHRISTIANS LAST WEEK, DYLAN A SUSPECTED WHITE SUPRIMACIST WHO APPEARS IN A PHOTO BANNER WEBSITE LINK
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