[NLA] COABE Plantation Tour

[Dani Moore]

Hello, everyone,

Unless I've missed it in one of the emails so far, I haven't seen any
mention of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored
People's (NAACP's) economic boycott of South Carolina. For two years,
the NAACP has been waging the boycott over the issue of the Confederate
Flag. In 2000, the state's tourist industry lost over $100 million
dollars as a result of the boycott, which persuaded lawmakers to remove
the flag from inside the Capitol's chambers and from atop the dome. Yet,
the flag still flies on capital grounds and the boycott continues.

Many national and regional organizations have canceled meetings in the
state to support the NAACP efforts, including the National Association
of Federal and Postal Employees, the American Bar Association, Southeast
Conference United Church of Christ, the National Urban League,
Progressive National Baptist Convention, and the Association of American
Colleges and Universities.

There is also recent news on this boycott:
http://www.nandotimes.com/nation/story/280103p-2528512c.html

I think this is an interesting dimension of the discussion, and I hope
it won't be overlooked in the dialogue here and at the conference. 

Best to all,

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Dani Moore
Training and Technical Assistance Coordinator
Student Coalition for Action in Literacy Education (SCALE)
dani at unc.edu     919.962.1542     
http://www.unc.edu/depts/scale
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