Obama thinks Confederate flag 'belongs in a museum'

MSNBC's Chris Hayes confronted South Carolina Congressman Mark Sanford tonight about why the Confederate flag, "a symbol of tyranny," continues to fly in the.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – NAACP President Cornell Brooks said on Friday the Confederate flag must come down following the slayings of nine African-Americans in a Charleston, South Carolina, by a white man who reportedly told police he wanted to incite 

The flag pole on the dome has an American flag on top and the proper state flag under it. In front of the S.C. House, out near the street, is a statue and directly behind the statue is a very old flagpole with a confederate flag.

This week the nation reels over the murder of praying Christians in an historic African-American church in Charleston, South Carolina. At the same time, one of the issues hurting many is the Confederate Battle Flag flying at 

President Obama believes the Confederate flag “belongs in a museum,” the White House said Friday amid calls for it to be taken down, following a mass shooting in South Carolina. “The president has said before he believes the Confederate flag belongs in