(WASHINGTON D.C., 8/18/2022) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed the decision of a South Carolina county to rescind its plan to install a monument to a Confederate general.
The Florence County Council unanimously rescinded its vote to put a statue of Confederate General William H. Harllee and his daughter on public property. The council received backlash from the NAACP after it announced plans to place the statue in front of the Florence County Library last month.
SEE: Florence County Council rescinds vote to put Confederate statue on public property
“We welcome the decision by the Florence County Council to end the plan to install this statue,” said CAIR National Communications Director Ibrahim Hooper. “Monuments honoring those who defended white supremacy, slavery and treason do not belong in public spaces.”
He noted that CAIR previously condemned the initial decision to install the statue.
SEE: CAIR Calls on Delaware Town to Drop Funding for Museum Unless Confederate Flag Removed, Condemns South Carolina Town’s Plan to Install Confederate Statue
CAIR has repeatedly called for the removal of Confederate holidays, flags, statues, and symbols nationwide.
SEE: CAIR Decries Tennessee Court Ruling Saying Confederate Memorabilia in Courtroom Not ‘Inherently Prejudicial’
CAIR Condemns Delaware Museum’s Decision to Continue Flying Flag of Confederate ‘Traitors,’ Repeats Call on County Council to Withdraw Funding
CAIR Welcomes Resignation of Va. Appointee Who Made Pro-Confederate Comments, Condemns Distribution of KKK Flyers in Va. Town
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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