Thursday, February 25, 2016

Mississippi governor declares April 'Confederate Heritage Month'

Via Billy

 Gov. Phil Bryant spoke at the groundbreaking of Mississippi's new Civil Rights Museum next to the state flag containing the Confederate battle symbol. Myrlie Evers-Williams, the widow of slain Jackson civil-rights hero Medgar Evers, is visible below the flow.

Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant has signed a proclamation declaring the month of April "Confederate Heritage Month" in his state. The signing was first reported by the Jackson Free Press.

The proclamation does not appear on the State of Mississippi's website, the alternative weekly reports, with other proclamations, such as those about emergency inclement weather, but is posted on the website of the Sons of Confederate Veterans, which is against changing the Mississippi flag to remove the Confederate battle flag.

Clay Chandler, director of communications for Gov. Bryant, confirmed that the proclamation had been issued.

 More @ NOLA

5 comments:

  1. A step in the right direction. The South is going to rise
    again. At least the Confederate flag never had gold fringe
    on it.

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  2. In a word--good! No, make that "great!"

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  3. Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant sounds like a good man.....we need more southern gov's to do the same.

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