. >> i'm maurice bessinger, chairman of the board. the south shall rise again. >> 236. >> mr. maurice was a member of this camp. he owned and operated nine barbecue restaurants in south carolina. and one in orangeburg too. >> after almost four decades and a bitter debate, south carolina removed the confederate flag from the south carolina state house. >> after 38 years, the flag began its descent down the flag pole. >> july 1st, 2000, the flag was taken off the dome in columbia. >> i raised the flag out here on the big pole to protest the taking down of our heritage flag. >> it went up in orangeburg that same day. mr. maurice called me one day and asked me if we would like to have the little piece of property where the flag is. that was one less thing he needed to worry about. after the incident in charleston, the whole emphasis changed to the flag. i said, if the flag is going to be under attack, bigger the better. learning about our history with ancestrydna®, inspired us to learn more about our culture and where we come from. ...here? ohhh my god. it told us, almost to the