Home Culture Watch Activist Bree Newsome Take Down South Carolina’s Confederate Flag By Justin Lane - June 29, 2015 Facebook Twitter Linkedin Email Long overdue. Of course, immediately after scaling the 30-foot flag pole outside the statehouse, and doing the right thing in removing this symbol of hate, Ms. Newsome was arrested for her courageous act. RELATED ARTICLESMORE FROM AUTHOR Six Republican Senators Vote AGAINST Anti-Asian Hate Crime Bill Ted Cruz Bets His Political Future On Culture War Nonsense Republican Governor Signs Racist Order Making April Confederate History Month