Mississippi Declares April ‘confederate Heritage Month’

Taegan Goddard, Political Wire
Wed, 04/08/2020 - 4:40am

Jackson Free Press: “As coronavirus spiked across the state, the Mississippi Sons of Confederate Veterans posted a copy of an April 3 state proclamation naming this month as ‘Confederate Heritage Month.’ Gov. Tate Reeves (R) apparently signed the proclamation two days after he did an about-face and issued a statewide shelter-at-home order due to rising COVID-19 infections in Mississippi.”

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Mississippi Declares April ‘confederate Heritage Month’

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