The article was in various news outlets, but now it is on the People magazine website.
http://people.com/politics/white-lawmaker-warns-black-former-colleague-confederate-statue-removal/
The Republican lawmaker, Jason Spencer, seems to be trying to put a spin on this.
People is a magazine of popular culture and reaches millions who otherwise don't follow the news.
The incident has also made Essence, a publication for millions of African American women.
http://www.essence.com/news/white-gop-rep-black-attorney-go-missing-confederate-statues
It made Vice which has a broad following among young people.
https://broadly.vice.com/en_us/article/d33e77/gop-rep-warns-black-woman-shell-go-missing-for-confederate-statue-views
It is on many, many news websites for major media.
I think the nation is realizing what lies below the surface of Confederate "heritage." It is white rage.
I always thought that pressing this issue would surface who was who.
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