(WASHINGTON, D.C., 5/10/2023) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy, today reiterated it condemnation of South Carolina’s celebration of “slavery, treason and white supremacy” by closing government offices for Confederate Memorial Day.
That state celebrates the Confederacy on May 10 because it was the day Confederate Gen. Thomas’ Stonewall’ Jackson died in 1863 and the day Union soldiers captured fleeing Confederate President Jefferson Davis in 1865.
SEE: State, Some County Offices Closed Wednesday in Observance of Confederate Memorial Day
Engaging Confederate Nostalgia
https://www.commonwealmagazine.org/confederate-memorial-day-south-carolina-lost-cause
CAIR has supported legislation to end the state’s celebration of the Confederacy and has called for the elimination of similar holidays in other states.
SEE: CAIR Repeats Call for Elimination of Confederate Memorial Day Holiday in Alabama
CAIR Reiterates Condemnation of Mississippi Governor’s ‘Confederate Heritage Month’ Declaration
In a tweet, CAIR National Communications Director Ibrahim Hooper wrote: “Unbelievable that the state of #SouthCarolina is TODAY celebrating the slavery, treason and #WhiteSupremacy of the Confederacy.”
Yesterday, CAIR welcomed the renaming of Fort Hood in Texas. The fort, which had been named Confederate General John Bell Hood, will be renamed Fort Cavazos, after a veteran of the Korean and Vietnam wars and the first Latino to reach the rank of general in the US Army.
Washington, D.C., based CAIR has repeatedly called for the removal of Confederate names, holidays, flags, statues, and symbols nationwide.
SEE: CAIR Welcomes Plans to Drop Confederate Street Names in Alexandria, Va.
CAIR Welcomes Dropping of Confederate Name from Va. Military Base
CAIR Repeats Call for Elimination of Confederate Memorial Day Holiday in Alabama
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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 Manager Ismail Allison, 202-770-6280, iallison@cair.com