Thread by @ashtonpittman, BREAKING from @DonnerKay: A year after Mississippi changed our state flag, a [...]

BREAKING from @DonnerKay: A year after Mississippi changed our state flag, a Confederate group is celebrating after Gov. Tate Reeves once again declared April as "Confederate Heritage Month."

Story: https://www.mississippifreepress.org/11224/darn-tootin-it-is-gov-tate-reeves-again-declares-confederate-heritage-month-scv-says/">https://www.mississippifreepress.org/11224/dar...

“Darn’ tootin’ it is!" a Sons of Confederate Vets wrote posted alongside a copy of Gov. Reeves& #39; proclamation. “It’s official-April is Confederate Heritage and History Month in our state of Mississippi and we observe it with pride!"

More from @DonnerKay: https://www.mississippifreepress.org/11224/darn-tootin-it-is-gov-tate-reeves-again-declares-confederate-heritage-month-scv-says/">https://www.mississippifreepress.org/11224/dar...

Gov. Reeves Again Declares Confederate Heritage Month, SCV Says

A 2021 Confederate Heritage Month proclamation, with Gov. Reeves' signature, again appeared first on a neo-Confederate Facebook page this year.

https://www.mississippifreepress.org/11224/darn-tootin-it-is-gov-tate-reeves-again-declares-confederate-heritage-month-scv-says/

As Gov. Tate Reeves signed the bill retiring Mississippi& #39;s Confederate-themed state flag last summer, he acknowledged "the pain that some of our neighbors felt when they looked at our flag."

Yet he still declared April 2021 Confederate Heritage Month. https://www.mississippifreepress.org/11224/darn-tootin-it-is-gov-tate-reeves-again-declares-confederate-heritage-month-scv-says/">https://www.mississippifreepress.org/11224/dar...

Gov. Reeves Again Declares Confederate Heritage Month, SCV Says

A 2021 Confederate Heritage Month proclamation, with Gov. Reeves' signature, again appeared first on a neo-Confederate Facebook page this year.

https://www.mississippifreepress.org/11224/darn-tootin-it-is-gov-tate-reeves-again-declares-confederate-heritage-month-scv-says/

Gov. Reeves last year: “It is fashionable in some quarters to say our ancestors were all evil. I reject that notion. I also reject the elitist worldview that these United States are anything but the greatest nation in the history of mankind." https://www.mississippifreepress.org/11224/darn-tootin-it-is-gov-tate-reeves-again-declares-confederate-heritage-month-scv-says/">https://www.mississippifreepress.org/11224/dar...

Gov. Reeves Again Declares Confederate Heritage Month, SCV Says

A 2021 Confederate Heritage Month proclamation, with Gov. Reeves' signature, again appeared first on a neo-Confederate Facebook page this year.

https://www.mississippifreepress.org/11224/darn-tootin-it-is-gov-tate-reeves-again-declares-confederate-heritage-month-scv-says/

Gov. Reeves (cont): “I reject the mobs tearing down statues of our history—north and south, Union and Confederate, founding fathers and veterans. I reject the chaos and lawlessness, and I am proud it has not happened in our state.” https://www.mississippifreepress.org/11224/darn-tootin-it-is-gov-tate-reeves-again-declares-confederate-heritage-month-scv-says/">https://www.mississippifreepress.org/11224/dar...

Gov. Reeves Again Declares Confederate Heritage Month, SCV Says

A 2021 Confederate Heritage Month proclamation, with Gov. Reeves' signature, again appeared first on a neo-Confederate Facebook page this year.

https://www.mississippifreepress.org/11224/darn-tootin-it-is-gov-tate-reeves-again-declares-confederate-heritage-month-scv-says/

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I feel it necessary at this point to note that 73% of Mississippians voted to adopt our new state flag in November (keeping the old Confederate-themed flag wasn& #39;t an option, but some supporters of it hoped to prevent the adoption of a new one at all). https://www.mississippifreepress.org/6731/mississippi-votes-to-adopt-new-state-flag-affirmatively-shedding-confederate-symbol/">https://www.mississippifreepress.org/6731/miss...

Mississippi Votes to Adopt New State Flag, Affirmatively Shedding Confederate Symbol

A large majority of Mississippians have voted to adopt a new state flag, affirming the Legislature's decision to retire the Confederate-themed 1894 version. While some votes are outstanding, there is...

https://www.mississippifreepress.org/6731/mississippi-votes-to-adopt-new-state-flag-affirmatively-shedding-confederate-symbol/

Also: Gov. Reeves did NOT make this Confederate Heritage Month proclamation public.

It does not appear on @MississippiSOS.

We only know about it because the neo-Confederate organization who yearly asks for the proclamation posted a copy of it on FB. https://www.mississippifreepress.org/11224/darn-tootin-it-is-gov-tate-reeves-again-declares-confederate-heritage-month-scv-says/">https://www.mississippifreepress.org/11224/dar...

Gov. Reeves Again Declares Confederate Heritage Month, SCV Says

A 2021 Confederate Heritage Month proclamation, with Gov. Reeves' signature, again appeared first on a neo-Confederate Facebook page this year.

https://www.mississippifreepress.org/11224/darn-tootin-it-is-gov-tate-reeves-again-declares-confederate-heritage-month-scv-says/

Be sure to follow @DonnerKay who has been reporting on these proclamations since 2016: https://twitter.com/donnerkay/status/1381765022347620358">https://twitter.com/donnerkay...

https://twitter.com/donnerkay/status/1381765022347620358

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