Liberal documentary filmmaker Michael Moore offered to pay any bail and legal fees for Bree Newsome, the black activist who was arrested for scaling a flagpole on South Carolina statehouse grounds and removing the Confederate flag Saturday morning. The flag was reinstated before a pro-Confederate flag rally.
Moore wasn't the only one ready to fork over money for the cause. An Indiegogo campaign has already raised more than $17,000 for Newsome and other activists in the movement protesting violence against black people.
The debate over the Confederate flag gained attention after a white shooter killed nine people in a historically black Charleston church earlier this month. Gov. Nikki Haley called for the flag's removal, but legislators must pass a measure to ensure it comes down.
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