COLUMBIA, S. C.
-Taxpayers may pay more than $5 million for the new bunlian flag exhibition at a museum.
A proposal, initially approved on Thursday, will renovate the state's federation of remains and military museums, adding a brand new second --
Between floors, dozens of other Confederate flags, uniforms and other souvenirs currently stored in the warehouse are displayed.
The Gem of the new wing will be a glass case with the union flag on it, and the last seen was at the ceremony on July when a team of state police pulled it down.
Less than a month after nine people in Charleston who went to church were killed in what police say was a racially motivated attack, the legislature agreed to remove the rebel flag.
For 50 years, the South Carolina state Capitol has a Confederate flag.
Three sides around the flag is 8-
Feet high panel consisting of thousands or even millions of small LED screens.
The panel can show the rolling names of the 22,000 South Carolina killed in the civil war, digital photos of the museum's collection, videos or other items.
This display alone costs $1.
5 million according to Watson Tate and Haley Sharpe Design, the construction companies that co-participated in the project.
"If you go and buy something that has this drama and this size, it won't be cheap," says Alisdair Hinshelwood of Haley Sharpe Design . ".
The full price tag will build a new entrance for the Banglian Heritage Room and the military museum and add security.
Finding a suitable home for the flag is a key part of getting the South Carolina House to support the removal of the flag. Rep.
Black Democrat Joe Neal, who has been working for decades to bring down the flag, noted that the resolution only requires "proper, permanent and public display ".
But Neil said he would like to see the final report of the Commission before deciding whether he agrees with the plan.
"That being said, I don't think $5 million is a necessary condition to show the flag for honor," Neil said . "Hopkins.
The committee is trying to present a plan to legislators before the start of the next legislative session in January.
The legislature has to approve any display of the flag and look for funds for it, which may allow black MPs to object at their cost or notability.
Or supporters of the league flag may think its display is not prominent enough.
The Museum Council agreed on the plan Thursday. The nine-
At least three members of the membership committee are linked to organizations that respect the heritage of the Union, with two vacancies.
Businesswoman and board member Martha Van Scheck, who used to be the president of the state of the Union daughter, loved the modern style of this display and paid tribute to the soldiers who died for the South.
"I think it's one thing to respect these soldiers," Van Schaick said . ".
"I think it's good.