when was the confederate flag raised in south carolina
Modern display of the Confederate flag The Confederate battle flag was raised over the State House on April 11, 1961 at the request of Representative John May,[citation needed] ostensibly as a part of opening celebrations of the Confederate War Centennial, according to Dr. Daniel Hollis, an appointed member of the centennial commission. Many historians point out that the appearance of the flag likely had a more nefarious purpose: to symbolize Southern defiance in the face of a burgeoning Civil Rights Movement. In March 1962, lawmakers passed a resolution directing the flag be flown over the State House.[74][75][76] As Time magazine later noted, the move was "a statesâ€™-rights rebuff to desegregation."[77]