Palmetto Proving Grounds

so what changed the legislatures point of view from

...other lawmakers of that time say they meant the Confederate flag to fly atop the capitol only during the centennial celebration.

"There was no thought, at least on my part, of it flying forever,''

...Rep. May's flag resolution was viewed mostly with amusement.

....it never occurred to the white lawmakers then that putting up the Confederate flag might offend black people.

"Some of us, at least, if we had thought it would be offensive, would not have done it,''

However many never got Rep May’s amusement reference … supporters rally for the flag to stay in 1994

Fuel To The Fire?: The NAACP at its national convention this week renewed its call for an economic boycott of South Carolina. Since 1999, the civil rights organization has encouraged family reunions, sporting events and entertainers to stay away from the state.

The People Have Spoken – A Compromised Reached: April 12, 2000: the South Carolina Senate voted today to remove the Confederate battle flag
from the Capitol dome and place a smaller version in a less prominent site on the Statehouse grounds

A Time To Move On: 2010 The Post and Courier of Charleston reported Sen. Robert Ford says it's time for the 11-year boycott to end. But Nelson Rivers with the South Carolina NAACP says the boycott won't end anytime soon. The civil rights organization has asked people to avoid spending money to visit the state since 2000 in an effort to force the removal of the Confederate flag from in front of the Statehouse.

One line from your post I found to be extremely insightful as it relates to the actions of the naacp; "It wasn't as consequential early on it as it has become,'' said Herbert Fielding, later a state senator, "because at that time, the majority of us in the black community felt there were so many more pressing issues.

"But more and more over the years, it has become very prominent in our thinking. From a purely psychological point of view, it's very objectionable now."

I don't think the issue will rest with the movement of the flag to a museum...only my opinion..but with the "leadership" of those such as jealous, randolph, sharpton and jackson, I look for any and all vestiges of the south's war monuments, heroes, memories and history to be challenged and removed

jto - imo

The logic of your reasoning is predicated on a false assumption - neither the state leaders nor the naacp are reasonable.

additionally the naacp leadership has made a demand which is non-negotiable and is not open for discussion or compromise.

both a museum and a state park are probably unacceptable as they are owned by the state and would be considered an endorsement of the flag by the state.

I suspect the only acceptable option would be no public display of the flag on any ground or building owned, operated or overseen by the state.