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SC proposes monument for "Africa American Confederate Veterans"
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Jeremy Duda
@jeremyduda
Seriously? A monument celebrating slaves who were forced to serve the Confederate military that fought the Union for the purpose of preserving slavery.
Kevin M. Levin
@KevinLevin
Republicans in South Carolina have proposed a bill to establish a monument to "Africa American Confederate Veterans" who served during the "War Between the States" on the State House grounds. The bill is filled with one historical inaccuracy after another.
https://scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/bills/4247.htm…
9:43 AM · May 14, 2021
Jeremy Duda
@jeremyduda
Seriously? A monument celebrating slaves who were forced to serve the Confederate military that fought the Union for the purpose of preserving slavery.
Kevin M. Levin
@KevinLevin
Republicans in South Carolina have proposed a bill to establish a monument to "Africa American Confederate Veterans" who served during the "War Between the States" on the State House grounds. The bill is filled with one historical inaccuracy after another.
https://scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/bills/4247.htm…
9:43 AM · May 14, 2021
https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/bills/4247.htm
