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About the Confederate Memorial Day in Texas
Civil Rights , Politics
United States
Ends: Jan 19, 2020
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Confederate Memorial Day is celebrated in most of the former states of The Confederacy on different days of the year. In some cases like Georgia, it is no longer referred to as Confederate Memorial Day, rather as 'state holiday'. It is an official state holiday in most and honors the men who died fighting for The Confederacy during the American Civil War, 1861-1865.
Dates are as follows:
Alabama, Georgia: 4th Monday in April
Mississippi: Last Monday in April
Florida: April 26;
Tennessee, Kentucky & Louisiana: June 3, Jefferson Davis's birthday 1808
North & South Carolina: May 10, Anniversary of the death of General "Stonewall" Jackson in 1863
Texas: January 19, Birthday of Robert E. Lee 1807;
Due to the 400 year legacy of slavery (ending in 1865) and state supported racial segregation (ending in 1964), this event is highly contentious and seen as a celebration of racism by many critics. Detractors insist this plays into existing racism and celebrates white supremacy and slavery.
Proponents for the observance month insist that the Confederacy played a part in shaping who we are and the ramifications as well as contributions continue today. To deny a portion of our past, good and bad, is selective censorship. This month can also be used to explore the unspoken but oft felt prejudices and perceived reality that political correctness squelches.
Whether you side with the detractors or the proponents, the best way to acknowledge this month is to spend some time reading the actual Constitution of the United States and learning history. History, not social studies. A great place to start is with Howard Zinn’s Peoples’ History of the United States, which some states, including Arizona, have tried to ban from their schools. Why? Because it is a history of the American people, not the leaders and looks at the nation from the perspective of the 99%, the immigrants, migrant workers, women, religious minorities, slaves, the common man."
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