<P> The Confederate battle flag was raised over the State House on April 11 , 1961 at the request of Representative John May , ostensibly as a part of opening celebrations of the Confederate War Centennial , according to Dr. Daniel Hollis , an appointed member of the centennial commission . Many historians point out that the appearance of the flag likely had a more nefarious purpose : to symbolize Southern defiance in the face of a burgeoning Civil Rights Movement . In March 1962 , lawmakers passed a resolution directing the flag be flown over the State House . As Time magazine later noted , the move was `` a states ' - rights rebuff to desegregation . '' </P>
<P> The Confederate battle flag was raised over the State House on April 11 , 1961 at the request of Representative John May , ostensibly as a part of opening celebrations of the Confederate War Centennial , according to Dr. Daniel Hollis , an appointed member of the centennial commission . Many historians point out that the appearance of the flag likely had a more nefarious purpose : to symbolize Southern defiance in the face of a burgeoning Civil Rights Movement . In March 1962 , lawmakers passed a resolution directing the flag be flown over the State House . As Time magazine later noted , the move was `` a states ' - rights rebuff to desegregation . '' </P>
when was the confederate flag raised in south carolina
when was the confederate flag raised in south carolina
April 11 , 1961
April 11 , 1961