COLUMBIA, S.C., June 30 (UPI) -- The Ku Klux Klan has reserved the grounds of the South Carolina Statehouse in Columbia next month for a rally opposing the removal of the Confederate flag.


The Loyal White Knights out of Pelham, N.C., said in their reservation application that they expect 200 people to attend the event, which is planned for July 18.


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"This is our state, and they are not welcome," Haley said.


Haley has joined a number of prominent politicians calling for the removal of the Confederate flag from the Statehouse grounds after nine black parishioners were shot and killed at a Charleston church earlier this month.


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Brian Gaines, who manages Statehouse reservations, told Politico that the South Carolina Budget and Control Board allows anyone to reserve the grounds "on a first-come,cheap jordan shoes, first-serve basis."


Legislators are expected to vote next month on whether to bring down the Confederate flag. Haley has said she hopes it is removed by July 4.