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DR. POWERS: It was not just
a matter of chance that South Carolina was
the first state to secede because they believed that
Lincoln would not reinforce the institution of slavery
and therefore, their lives,
not just their property, but their lives
were jeopardized. DARBY: Charleston is all of that.
Charleston celebrates that. That's why I've called Charleston
a Confederate Disneyland, because people like to come and to see what
it used to be like and have a mint julep
or an iced tea and have somebody black
call them "sir" or "ma'am." That's a part of
Charleston's dark history, but it's a part that still
fuels tourism in Charleston
a matter of chance that South Carolina was
the first state to secede because they believed that
Lincoln would not reinforce the institution of slavery
and therefore, their lives,
not just their property, but their lives
were jeopardized. DARBY: Charleston is all of that.
Charleston celebrates that. That's why I've called Charleston
a Confederate Disneyland, because people like to come and to see what
it used to be like and have a mint julep
or an iced tea and have somebody black
call them "sir" or "ma'am." That's a part of
Charleston's dark history, but it's a part that still
fuels tourism in Charleston
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DR. POWERS: It was not just
a matter of chance
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that South Carolina was
the first state to secede
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because they believed that
Lincoln would not reinforce
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the institution of slavery
and therefore,
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their lives,
not just their property,
00:00:19.785 --> 00:00:22.001
but their lives
were jeopardized.
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DARBY: Charleston is all of that.
Charleston celebrates that.
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That's why I've called Charleston
a Confederate Disneyland,
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because people like to come
00:00:29.896 --> 00:00:31.955
and to see what
it used to be like
00:00:32.999 --> 00:00:33.658
and have a mint julep
or an iced tea
00:00:33.733 --> 00:00:36.001
and have somebody black
call them "sir" or "ma'am."
00:00:36.169 --> 00:00:38.365
That's a part of
Charleston's dark history,
00:00:38.437 --> 00:00:42.431
but it's a part that still
fuels tourism in Charleston.
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Movie Summary
An inside look at the tragic event that took place in Charleston, South Carolina at the Emanuel AME Church, where 9 innocent churchgoers were gunned down.
