CAIR Welcomes Va. School’s Confederate Name Change, Condemns N.C. Rep.’s Racist Tweet, Confederate Flag Intimidation in Idaho

(WASHINGTON, D.C., 10/9/2020) — The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed a decision by a Virginia school to change its Confederate name and condemned racist incidents in North Carolina and Idaho.   In Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, Confederate flags popped up in yards Thursday along with unsigned letter claiming Democrats are racist. Someone also stole Biden-Harris campaign and Black Lives Matter signs … Continue reading CAIR Welcomes Va. School’s Confederate Name Change, Condemns N.C. Rep.’s Racist Tweet, Confederate Flag Intimidation in Idaho