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America ReFramed

Meltdown in Dixie | Preview

An ice cream shop owner learns that taking down a Confederate flag may not be so easy.

Aired 06/08/2021 | Rating TV-PG

America ReFramed

Meltdown in Dixie | Preview

Preview: Season 9 Episode 11 | 30sVideo has Closed Captions

An ice cream shop owner learns that taking down a Confederate flag may not be so easy.

In the wake of the 2015 Charleston Massacre, a battle erupts in Orangeburg, South Carolina between the Sons of Confederate Veterans and an ice cream shop owner forced to fly the Confederate flag in his parking lot. MELTDOWN IN DIXIE explores the broader role of Confederate symbolism in 21st century America and the lingering racial oppression which these symbols help maintain.

Aired 06/08/2021 | Rating TV-PG

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Major funding provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. Additional funding provided by the Wyncote Foundation, the National Endowment for the...

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