[Confederate Symbols]
SPLC\Lecia Brooks: “The extrajudicial killing of Black people has reignited the movement to remove Confederate symbols, even in Southern states where regressive preservation laws halted removal and circumvented the will of communities.”
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Confederate Symbols
SPLC: Over 100 Confederate Symbols removed since George Floyd’s Murder
Rush Introduces Legislation to Remove 1700 Confederate Monuments
[Confederate Statues]
Rep Rush: “It is past time that we eradicate these totems of treason and replace them with symbols that represent the true promise of America, such as the emancipation of Black Americans. My bill, the REFUSE Confederate Principles Act would do just that…”
Photo: Rep. Rush