(WASHINGTON D.C., 3/8/2022) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization today expressed support for proposed legislation to drop Louisiana’s two Confederate holidays.
State Rep. Matthew Willard (D-New Orleans) has prefiled House Bill 248, which would remove Robert E. Lee Day and Confederate Memorial Day from Louisiana’s list of legal holidays. The bill has been referred to the Committee on Judiciary. The state’s legislative session begins March 14.
SEE: Lawmaker files legislation to end Louisiana’s Confederate holidays
“We support this and all other efforts to end the public celebration of the Confederacy’s legacy of systemic anti-Black racism, slavery and white supremacy,” said CAIR Government Affairs Director Robert McCaw.
He added that last month, CAIR welcomed a bill in the South Carolina legislature that would give state employees a floating holiday to replace Confederate Memorial Day.
SEE: CAIR Welcomes South Carolina Bill to Drop Confederate Memorial Day Holiday
He also noted that CAIR has repeatedly called for the removal of Confederate holidays, flags, statues, and symbols nationwide.
SEE: CAIR Supports Efforts to Drop Alabama Confederate, White Supremacist Street Names
CAIR Welcomes Removal of Confederate Monument from Louisiana Courthouse
CAIR Welcomes Move to Remove Nashville Confederate Monument from Park
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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