(WASHINGTON D.C., 4/20/2022) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today expressed support for efforts to remove a Confederate flag from a Tennessee county’s official seal.
The Tennessee Historical Commission (THC) will meet this week to consider a petition filed by Williamson County that seeks to determine whether changing the seal is subject to the Tennessee Historical Preservation Act, passed in 2013 to protect Confederate monuments. If it is not deemed subject to the act, the county does not need the THC’s approval to change the seal.
SEE: Effort to remove Confederate flag from Williamson County goes before Tennessee Historical Commission
“The Confederate flag is a symbol of white supremacy, slavery and treason,” said CAIR National Communications Coordinator Ismail Allison. “We support all efforts to end the glorification of the treasonous Confederacy.”
He noted that CAIR has repeatedly called for the removal of Confederate holidays, flags, statues, and symbols nationwide.
SEE: CAIR Supports Calls for Removal of Confederate Monument, Flag from Arkansas Courthouse
CAIR Renews Condemnation of Mississippi Governor’s ‘Confederate Heritage Month’ Declaration
CAIR Calls on Va. County Supervisors Not to Re-Erect Confederate Monuments
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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