Bree Newsome and the True Meaning of Civil Disobedience
…the flagpole on the state capital grounds in Columbia, South Carolina this morning to remove the Confederate flag, Bree Newsome recited Psalm 27 (“the Lord is my light and my salvation…”) Led away in handcuffs by the police, Newsome recited Psalm 23 (“the Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want…) For taking down the Confederate flag, Newsome was arrested. She told police she was prepared to be arrested and did not resist. This is civil disobedience….
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