CAIR-PA Welcomes Replacement of Civil War Markers Wording with ‘Enemy Soldiers’

(PITTSBURGH/PHILADELPHIA, PA 12/16/2021) – The Pittsburgh and Philadelphia Chapters of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, a chapter of the largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, welcomes the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission’s move to replace Civil War markers, labeling Confederates as “enemy soldiers.” After the removal of three Confederate historical markers near Gettysburg in September 2020, the commission replaced … Continue reading CAIR-PA Welcomes Replacement of Civil War Markers Wording with ‘Enemy Soldiers’