(WASHINGTON, D.C., 10/12/2022) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed a vote by the Culpeper Town Council in Virginia to change the name of its main reservoir, which was named after a Confederate artillery officer. What was Lake Pelham is now Lake Culpeper.
The council voted 5-4 Tuesday night to change the name.
SEE: Lake Culpeper replaces Confederate’s name on town reservoir
“We should never honor traitors to our nation who fought to maintain slavery and white supremacy,” said CAIR National Communications Director Ibrahim Hooper. “We welcome the town council’s decision as a sign that our nation is turning against systemic anti-Black racism and other forms of bigotry.”
He noted that Washington, D.C., based CAIR has repeatedly called for the removal of Confederate holidays, flags, statues, and symbols nationwide.
Last week, CAIR welcomed approval of a plan to rename several military installations currently named for Confederate historical figures and remove or modify a host of monuments and tributes to the Confederacy.
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CONTACT: CAIR National Deputy Director Edward Ahmed Mitchell, 404-285-9530, e-Mitchell@cair.com; CAIR Government Affairs Director Robert McCaw, 202-742-6448, rmccaw@cair.com; CAIR National Communications Director Ibrahim Hooper, 202-744-7726, ihooper@cair.com; CAIR National Communications Coordinator Ismail Allison, 202-770-6280, iallison@cair.com