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To: William Johnson, Mayor, Residents of Holly Hill, SC, The South Carolina State House, The South Carolina State Senate, Governor Henry McMaster, and President Donald Trump
Removal of the Confederate Flag and all its memorial components!
A Confederate Flag and other memorial comments were placed in Holly Hill, SC. Holly Hill has a population of over 60% African American.
Why is this important?
On April 6, 2017, The Sons of Confederate Veterans (SCV) and with most Holly Hill residents the town hall as ever seen, gathered for a town hall meeting. At the meeting, Holly Hill residents, pastors, teachers, etc, gathered to express their disapproval of the placement of the SCV’s Confederate Flag and memorial components.
Ronald “Irvin” Shuler of Providence, SC donated the land to the SCV. Although he’s not a resident of Holly Hill, he has friends/associates located in Holly Hill; meaning he’s familiar with the town’s high population of African American residents.
Despite the disapproval from the towns residents and leaders, Jamie Graham (Commander) and the 7th, 8th and 10th Brigades of the SCV erected the Confederate Flag and other memorial components on June 16, 2018.
Days later, June 21, 2018, the sign was vandalized.
If the Confederate Flag and all of its memorial components remain in Holly Hill, SC, our once small peaceful town will increase in violence and racial tensions amongst Africans Americans and White residents in Holly Hill, SC. This flag was placed in Holly Hill, SC without thought or care about the quite obvious tension it would cause because of its history.
Although small, a peaceful march to remove the flag started the morning of June 23, 2018. Three African American women were verbally assulted by white men.
If this Confederate Flag and all of its memorial components are not removed from the town of Holly Hill, racial divide, racial tension, violence and crime will increase.
The town of Holly Hill is also the home of 2 of our Orangeburg Consolidated School District 3 schools; Holly Hill Elementary (located feet away from the SCV flag and memorial site) and Holly Hill Middle School. Its also the home of Holly Hill Academy (located less than 5 miles away from the SCV flag and memorial site). If violence were to break out in our small town, our youth will be the first ones affected. We’ve seen the violence that took place in Columbia, SC with the removal of the Confederate Flag. Just imagine that level of violence happening in our small town and so close to our youth.
To our Mayor, William Johnson and Holly Hill Town Council, our State House and Senate Representatives and our Governor, Henry McMaster.
The residents of Holly Hill, SC need your help in removing the Confederate Flag and all of its memorial components.
Ronald “Irvin” Shuler of Providence, SC donated the land to the SCV. Although he’s not a resident of Holly Hill, he has friends/associates located in Holly Hill; meaning he’s familiar with the town’s high population of African American residents.
Despite the disapproval from the towns residents and leaders, Jamie Graham (Commander) and the 7th, 8th and 10th Brigades of the SCV erected the Confederate Flag and other memorial components on June 16, 2018.
Days later, June 21, 2018, the sign was vandalized.
If the Confederate Flag and all of its memorial components remain in Holly Hill, SC, our once small peaceful town will increase in violence and racial tensions amongst Africans Americans and White residents in Holly Hill, SC. This flag was placed in Holly Hill, SC without thought or care about the quite obvious tension it would cause because of its history.
Although small, a peaceful march to remove the flag started the morning of June 23, 2018. Three African American women were verbally assulted by white men.
If this Confederate Flag and all of its memorial components are not removed from the town of Holly Hill, racial divide, racial tension, violence and crime will increase.
The town of Holly Hill is also the home of 2 of our Orangeburg Consolidated School District 3 schools; Holly Hill Elementary (located feet away from the SCV flag and memorial site) and Holly Hill Middle School. Its also the home of Holly Hill Academy (located less than 5 miles away from the SCV flag and memorial site). If violence were to break out in our small town, our youth will be the first ones affected. We’ve seen the violence that took place in Columbia, SC with the removal of the Confederate Flag. Just imagine that level of violence happening in our small town and so close to our youth.
To our Mayor, William Johnson and Holly Hill Town Council, our State House and Senate Representatives and our Governor, Henry McMaster.
The residents of Holly Hill, SC need your help in removing the Confederate Flag and all of its memorial components.