dividuality and independence intended by the Confederate flag. Mississippi is holding five hearing across the state to gather input. The discussions have been heated, with those loyal to the Confederate flag dominating. (Mand)South Carolina has seemed to find out the hard way that corporations do not like controversy. The New South built its revival on attracting big corporations to the town. A representative of South Carolina is pondering the decision to lower the flag, as he was asked by Michelin and BMW to keep the level of controversy low by deconstructing the flag. The corporations both have shown that they would not enjoy doing business in a conflicted area. (Leopold)Just as corporations arent keen on controversy, neither are tourists or convention leadersSouth Carolina is into a boycott. In Arizona in 1987, the state governor canceled Martin Luther King Day and this ended up costing the economy about $300 million. Colorado state voters passed a referendum that nullified local ordinances protecting gay and lesbian from housing and job discrimination in 1992, costing the state about $100 million. The Southern Christian Leadership and a Democratic Party both canceled the conventions they were going to hold in South Carolina pending the Controversy the state is currently holding. Tourists are also extremely important to South Carolinas economy; they raise $6 billion directly for the state, with black tourists raising $300 million. (Cabell)The Confederate flags controversy has divided its supporters and opponentsthe South Carolina governor in one corner, and the South Carolina senator in the other. David Beasley is a Republic and a strong evangelist who reached his answer to the conflict after reading the bible and saying a prayer. He went on statewide television to explain to South Carolina, A flag should be a symbol that unites all of those standing below it. One that every South Carolinian can look up to with respe...
