Sons of Confederate Veterans

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• SOURCE: The Guardian
  7/4/2021
  

  Manual Advises how to Stop Removal of Confederate Statues: Don’t Mention Race

  "The document is attributed to the highest level of SCV leadership at that time and buttresses its defense of monuments with a detailed account of the civil war which falsely denies the centrality of slavery in the conflict."

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• SOURCE: The Guardian
  6/28/2021
  

  Revealed: Neo-Confederate Group Includes Military Officers and Politicians

  Despite its denial of links to far-right groups, the Sons of Confederate Veterans has considerable overlap with them, and was a key player in the fight over statues that led to the notorious "Unite the Right" assembly in Charlottesville in 2017. 

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• SOURCE: Mississippi Free Press
  4/12/2021
  

  ‘Darn’ Tootin’ It Is!’: Gov. Tate Reeves Again Declares Confederate Heritage Month, SCV Says

  While official state web pages have not posted such a proclamation, Governor Tate Reeves has apparently signed a proclamation again declaring April Confederate Heritage Month, as posted on the Facebook page of the Sons of Confederate Veterans of Rankin County, MS. Writer Donna Ladd says Reeves' proclamation equates the Union and Confederate causes in the Civil War.

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• SOURCE: IndyWeek
  10/21/2020
  

  Under External Investigation, N.C. Sons of Confederate Veterans Wage an Internal Civil War

  Officers of the North Carolina Sons of Confederate Veterans are under investigation for abusing the organization's tax-exempt status by running a political action committee. 

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• SOURCE: Tampa Bay Times
  7/25/2020
  

  Gus Bilirakis Embraces Aide With Background In Sons Of Confederate Veterans

  The Sons of Confederate Veterans pushes a historical narrative that "distorts the truth" said historian Adam Domby.