Meltdown In Dixie
Politics
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54m
After the 2015 Charleston massacre, a conflict ignites in Orangeburg. An ice cream shop owner, forced to fly the Confederate flag on his property, battles the Sons of Confederate Veterans. This documentary delves into the modern war over Confederate symbols, exposing them not as benign history, but as active tools for maintaining racial oppression in the 21st century.
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