Mississippi Gov Declares Confederate Heritage Month

The Mississippi Free Press reports:

Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves declared April 2024 as Confederate Heritage Month in Mississippi, keeping alive a 31-year-old tradition that began in 1993. Beauvoir, the Biloxi museum and historic home of Confederate President Jefferson Davis, announced the proclamation in a Facebook post on Friday.

Beauvoir is owned and operated by the Sons of Confederate Veterans, a neo-Confederate organization that promotes “Lost Cause” ideology, a revisionist history that whitewashes the Confederacy’s racist past and downplays the role of slavery in the Civil War. Beauvoir annually receives $100,000 from the State of Mississippi.

The New Republic reports:

The tradition dates back to 1993 but isn’t publicized by any Mississippi state official or government agency. The only organization that regularly does so is the Sons of Confederate Veterans, or SCV, who first requested the proclamation 31 years ago.

Mississippi is the only state that has dedicated a month to honoring the Confederacy in the last three years, although six other Southern states have done so historically. Mississippi will also recognize Confederate Memorial Day on April 27, as state law requires.

Mississippi’s Republican Governor Tate Reeves declares April “Confederate Heritage Month,” celebrating the racist slave-supporting traitors who fought against the union. And these are the Republicans who claim to be “the party of Lincoln.” 😏 pic.twitter.com/5W7qTUipyJ

— Keith Boykin (@keithboykin) April 20, 2024