(WASHINGTON D.C., 2/14/2022) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today renewed its call to remove a Confederate monument from outside a courthouse in Randolph County, N.C.
CAIR also welcomed a decision by the University of Alabama to drop the name of a former Ku Klux Klan leader from a building on its campus.
During a recent meeting, several Randolph County residents urged commissioners to remove a statue depicting a Confederate soldier from outside of the county courthouse. At both this month’s and last month’s meetings, County Commissioner Darrell Frye promised that county officials were looking for a solution to the controversy surrounding the monument.
SEE: As Confederate monument controversy lingers, Randolph County residents grow impatient
Last August, CAIR supported a call by the NAACP to remove the monument. Washington, D.C., based CAIR has called for the removal of Confederate names, statues and symbols nationwide.
SEE: CAIR Supports NAACP Call to Remove Confederate Statue from N.C. Courthouse, Welcomes FBI Hate Crime Awareness Campaign in Tenn.
On February 3, the University of Alabama’s Board of Trustees voted to honor its first Black student Lucy Foster by adding her name to Graves Hall, named for former governor and KKK Grand Cyclops Bibb Graves. Following backlash from community members, the Board of Trustees recanted their vote, allowing the building to bear Foster’s name alone.
SEE: University of Alabama To Remove White Supremacist’s Name From College of Education To Honor The School’s First Black Student
CAIR recently urged the University of Alabama to drop the name of Bibb Graves from the building.
SEE: CAIR Calls on University of Alabama to Drop KKK Leader’s Name from Campus Building, Supports Discrimination Claim Against Alabama Confederate Museum
“We welcome and support all efforts nationwide to end the honoring of those who fought to uphold systemic anti-Black racism and white supremacy,” said CAIR National Communications Coordinator Ismail Allison.
He said the American Muslim community and CAIR stand in solidarity with all those challenging anti-Black racism, xenophobia, Islamophobia, antisemitism, white supremacy, and all other forms of bigotry.
CAIR’s mission is to protect civil rights, enhance understanding of Islam, promote justice, and empower American Muslims.
La misión de CAIR es proteger las libertades civiles, mejorar la comprensión del Islam, promover la justicia, y empoderar a los musulmanes en los Estados Unidos.
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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