SC NAACP Meeting in NC to Continue Flag Boycott
Tue, September 22, 2009
ROCK HILL, S.C. — The South Carolina NAACP has chosen Charlotte, N.C., for its annual meeting, continuing the boycott of the Palmetto state because of the Confederate flag at the Statehouse in Columbia.
The Herald of Rock Hill reported that NAACP officials announced Monday that Charlotte had been selected for the Oct. 8-11 meeting.
It's the ninth year the South Carolina NAACP has met outside the state to honor its own tourism boycott aimed at getting the Confederate flag removed.
The NAACP has called for a boycott since lawmakers voted in 2000 to take the Confederate flag from the Statehouse dome and move it to the Confederate Soldier Monument in front of the building.
The group plans workshops on health care and education and will hold a job fair. Gubernatorial candidates are also invited to a round-table discussion.
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