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South Carolina Economy Hit by NAACP Boycott over Confederate Flag

HeadlineFeb 28, 2000

The fallout from South Carolina’s ongoing Confederate flag dispute is being measured at the cash register. The state has lost an estimated $7 million in canceled conventions and meetings because of an NAACP boycott over the flag.

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