Plea by Jefferson Davis Descendant Spurred SC Flag Vote

An impassioned plea by a descendant of the Confederate president seemed to swing momentum as South Carolina legislators debated whether to remove the rebel battle flag from the Statehouse grounds.
Republicans offered dozens of amendments during the 14-hour debate, and even one would have delayed the flag's removal. Many spoke of Southern heritage and cited family connections to Confederate soldiers.
Rep. Jenny Horne, a 42-year-old white Republican lawyer, then took the microphone to scold her colleagues.
Horne said, her tearful voice rising to a shout, "I have heard enough about heritage. I am a descendent of Jefferson Davis, OK? But that does not matter. It's not about Jenny Horne. It's about the people of South Carolina who have demanded that this symbol of hate come off of the Statehouse grounds."