Mississippi continues its vile tradition of declaring April as Confederate Heritage Month. As Ashton Pittman noted, "Gov. Tate Reeves issued the Confederate Heritage Month proclamation on behalf of the Sons of Confederate Veterans, a neo-Confederate organization known for promoting Lost Cause myths—such as the lie that the Civil War wasn't about slavery." And if fact, slavery is not mentioned in the proclamation, even though it was the stated reason for Mississippi leaving the Union.
And because it's Mississippi, "Reeves' 2023 proclamation is dated for April 31, 2023—a date that does not exist."
As they do every year this abomination occurs, CAIR released their annual statement of disgust:
“We condemn this shameful declaration in support of the Confederacy’s dark legacy of white supremacy and slavery,” said CAIR National Communications Director Ibrahim Hooper. “Traitors to our nation who fought to defend slavery should be repudiated, not honored.”
Source: Mississippi Free Press
For the fourth year in a row, Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves has signed a proclamation declaring April as Confederate Heritage Month in Mississippi, keeping alive a 30-year-old tradition that former Republican Gov. Kirk Fordice first began. Black people make up 38% of Mississippi’s population, which is the highest for any state.
A branch of the Sons of Confederate Veterans, the SCV Camp 265 Rankin Rough & Ready’s, posted a copy of the proclamation on its Facebook page on Tuesday afternoon.
“Whereas, as we honor all who lost their lives in (the Civil War), it is important for all Americans to reflect upon our nation’s past, to gain insight from our mistakes and successes, and to come to a full understanding that the lessons learned yesterday and today will carry us through tomorrow if we carefully and earnestly strive to understand and appreciate our heritage and our opportunities which lie before us,” the proclamation says.
“Now, therefore, I, Tate Reeves, Governor of the State of Mississippi, hereby proclaim the month of April 2023 as Confederate Heritage Month in the State of Mississippi.”
Some noticed a slight error.
Reeves’ 2023 proclamation is dated April 31, 2023—a date that does not exist because April only has 30 days. In Facebook comments, members of the SCV Camp 265 Rankin Rough & Ready’s noted the error, with the group’s administrator writing, “what do you expect it’s from Tater.”
