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Jackson, Hattiesburg do not celebrate Confederate Memorial Day

The cities of Jackson and Hattiesburg are open for business Monday, despite all state offices being closed for Confederate Memorial Day.  Even though Monday is a state holiday, according to Gov. Tate Reeves, it is up to cities and counties to decide whether they wish to commemorate the day. Cities such as Jackson and Hattiesburg refuse to recognize the day, and have for years despite the closure of all state offices Monday.  We d work more if we could, Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba said Monday afternoon. The decision to ignore the holiday comes after Reeves signing of a proclamation declaring April as Confederate Heritage Month and the fourth Monday in April as Confederate Memorial Day.

Southern Poverty Law Center calls for monuments removal as two states celebrate Confederate Memorial Day

The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) condemned the observance of Confederate Memorial Day as Alabama and Mississippi celebrated the holiday on Monday.The SPLC, a nonprofit civil rights group based in Montgomery, Ala., criticized states for continuing to observe the holiday, noting that symbols of the pro-slavery movement have "been used by white supremacists as tools of racial terror" since Reconstruction."The United Daughters of the.

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