that is historian don doyle of the university of south carolina. we're talking to dr.illiam barber in north carolina and gary clary and doug brannon both republican south carolina state representatives, both say they will support an amendment that doug brannon will introduce to bring down the flag, the confederate flag that now used to be on top of the capital, but was moved to the front yard of the south carolina capital in columbia, south carolina. when we come back, we will also be joined by david goodman to talk about the anniversary of the death of his brother andrew goodman. sunday was the 51st anniversary of the killing of these three young civil rights workers who had just left a burned black church in mississippi. stay with us. ♪ [music break] amy: this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. we are speaking on this day after the republican governor of south carolina nikki haley reversed her position and said that the confederate battle flag must come down off the grounds of the south carolina state capital, but she is p

with the words "black lives matter" and in a separate instance protestors burned confederate flags, don doyle history at the university of south carolina. >> in the year 2000 under tremendous pressure the state legislature agreed to take it down from the dome where it had been and to place it here where we stand behind the confederate monument. >> on friday, south caroliname senator lindsay graham defended his state. >> that is what the state house agreed to do. >> but yesterday former candidate mitt romney tweeted "take down the confederate flag, to many it is a symbol of racial hatred." president obama replied good point, mitt. >> the governor has yet to weigh in but told the new fridays that his focus is on recovery. >> my job is to heal the people of this state. i'm taking political calls at this point. >> reporter: the confederate flag was a relatively recent addition to the 160-year-old capitol. don, the flag was first displayed here in 1961. 100 years after the start of the civil war, during the civil rights movement. >> dahler: thank you so much. today police in new orleans recaptured