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In the latest skirmish related to the Civil War, the Confederacy lost twice.
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July 16, 2019
ATLANTA, Ga. - Today, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee reversed his position and wants a change to the state law requiring a special day honoring Confederate General and KKK Grand Wizard Nathan Bedford Forrest. The following statement...
July 12, 2019
ATLANTA, Ga. - The following statement on Nathan Bedford Forrest Day in Tennessee is by Heidi Beirich, Director of the Intelligence Project : "Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee has proclaimed Saturday as Nathan Bedford Forrest Day in his...
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Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee has proclaimed Saturday as Nathan Bedford Forrest Day in his state, honoring a Confederate general who became the first grand wizard of the Ku Klux Klan, a terrorist organization that targets African Americans.
July 12, 2019
ATLANTA, Ga. - The following statement on Amendment 628 in the U.S. House of Representatives is by Heidi Beirich, Director of the Intelligence Project for SPLC Action Fund : "The U.S. House of Representatives this week adopted an...
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A judge has ruled that a civil rights-era law forbidding the removal of “war memorials” applies to Confederate statues that became flashpoints during a deadly Virginia gathering of white nationalists and neo-Nazis.
April 05, 2019
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) this week launched a digital initiative that seeks to correct the false narratives of the “Lost Cause” mythology, which idolizes people who fought against the United...
March 28, 2019
The following statement is from Heidi Beirich, Director of the Intelligence Project for SPLC Action Fund. This is not what democracy looks like. The passage of Senate Bill 77 denies the will of Georgians who seek to remove...
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The Georgia Senate passed a bill today that would require anyone who vandalizes a monument to pay for the damages.
March 05, 2019
The following statement is from Heidi Beirich, Director of the Intelligence Project for SPLC Action Fund. "At a time when cities all over the country are actively removing Confederate symbols from public spaces, it is...
