Gilda Cobb-Hunter, Part 2 | SC African American History Calendar - Episode 2

Representative Gilda Cobb-Hunter Discusses her Role in the Removal of the Confederate Flag

Representative Gilda Cobb-Hunter has served in the South Carolina State House of Representatives since 1992. She is the first African American woman elected to the State House from Orangeburg County. The Confederate flag has long been a source of contention in the South. South Carolina legislature has debated the place where the flag should best be displayed for decades. Cobb-Hunter and her legislative allies took on the challenge of removing the Confederate flag from the statehouse grounds in 2015.

Cobb-Hunter explains the events leading up to the removal of the flag in this video clip. She begins with the initial process, including the many discussions with her political colleagues. Cobb-Hunter walks through the events of the day the legislature voted to have the flag removed. Cobb-Hunter discusses at length the NAACP boycott and its economic influence in the decision to remove the flag.

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• USHC-8 The student will demonstrate an understanding of social, economic and political issues in contemporary America.
  • In the recent past, political views in the United States have embraced both conservative and liberal perspectives. To make informed political decisions about contemporary issues, the student will utilize the knowledge and skills set forth in the follo...
    • USHC-8.1 Analyze the African American Civil Rights Movement, including initial strategies, landmark court cases and legislation, the roles of key civil rights advocates and the media, and the influence of the Civil Rights Movement on other groups seeki...
• This indicator was designed to foster inquiry into the role of South Carolina in the Modern Civil Rights Movement, to include the influence of court cases such as Briggs v. Elliot and Flemming v. South Carolina Electric and Gas. This indicator was also developed to promote inquiry into the relationship between national leadership, protests, and events and South Carolina leadership, protests and events, such as the Friendship Nine and the Orangeburg Massacre.

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