Protesters fly Confederate flag outside NCAA games in South Carolina

Posted Mar 19, 2017
Protesters flew a large Confederate flag near the site of two NCAA Tournament games in Greenville, S.C., on Sunday. The protesters arrived Sunday morning, raising the flags from the back of pickup trucks before moving them to the top of a parking garage. No. 2 seed Duke plays seventh-seeded South Carolina, while No. 1 seed North Carolina plays Eighth-seeded Arkansas. (Sporting News)

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