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Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves proclaims April ‘Confederate Heritage Month.’ Former MS Gov Ray Mabus @SECNAV75 reacts https://t.co/Gk5HZBe6QH
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In Mississippi, Governor Tate Reeves has proclaimed April as Confederate Heritage Month, with April 27 designated as Confederate Memorial Day. This announcement was shared by the Jefferson Davis Home and Presidential Library, inviting people to celebrate. However, the idea of celebrating a heritage tied to slavery and treason is met with strong opposition. Former Governor Ray Mabus, who did not endorse such proclamations during his tenure, questions the rationale behind honoring a heritage associated with slavery and loss. He emphasizes that the Confederacy represents treason and should not be celebrated.
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Speaker 0: In Mississippi Lord, Mississippi. The governor has proclaimed April Confederate Heritage Month, and next Saturday, if you're not busy, April 27th, specifically was proclaimed Confederate Memorial Day. The proclamation was shared by the Facebook page of the state landmark, the Jefferson Davis Home and Presidential Library. Check out the caption here. They invite you to come celebrate with us, Celebrate with you.
Celebrate the heritage of traitors who fought to preserve slavery under the fallacy of white supremacy, hard pass. And this is not the 1st year this is happening in Mississippi, but you have to ask why does it keep happening. Well, let's get perspective now from a former governor of Mississippi, Ray Mabus. He was also secretary of the Navy under president Obama and is a former ambassador. Governor, good to see you.
Let me read first just a bit of the statement that came from, governor Tate Reeves' spokesperson. For the last 30 years, 5 Mississippi governors, Republicans and Democrats alike, have signed a proclamation recognizing the statutory state holiday and identifying April as Confederate Heritage Month. But this is a choice every time it happens. What's your reaction to this proclamation?
Speaker 1: Well, first, I didn't do it when I was governor. And second, Confederate heritage? Really? The heritage that I think of I can't hear you. Confederacy is, slavery, is treason, and is losing.
So which one of those heritages are we really honoring here?