Advocacy group to Reeves: Throw Confederate Heritage Month 'into the dustbin of history'
Lici Beveridge, Mississippi Clarion Ledger
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Mississippi may have dropped the Confederate battle emblem from its flag, but while the symbol is gone, signs of the Old South remain, including Gov. Tate Reeves' recent declaration of April as Confederate Heritage Month and Mississippi law that declares the fourth Monday in April as Confederate Memorial Day.
"For the last 30 years, five Mississippi governors — Republicans and Democrats alike — have signed a proclamation recognizing the statutory state holiday and identifying April as Confederate Heritage Month," Bailey Martin, Reeves' press secretary said in an email. "Governor Reeves also signed the proclamation because he believes we can all learn from our history."