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The following is an official proclamation by Charles Kelly Barrow, Commander-in-Chief of the Sons of Confederate Veterans:
WHEREAS: April is the month in which the Confederate States of
America began and ended a four-year struggle for states’ rights,
individual freedoms, local governmental control, and independence, which
they knew to be right and just; and
WHEREAS: The Sons of
Confederate Veterans, the direct heirs of the United Confederate
Veterans, honor, observe, and celebrate the Confederate States of
America, its history, those who served in its armed forces and
government; and
WHEREAS:
All those millions of its citizens of various races, ethnic groups and
religions who contributed in sundry and myriad of ways to the Cause that
they held so dear from its founding on February 4, 1861, in Montgomery,
Alabama, until the CSS Shenandoah sailed into Liverpool, England and
surrendered to Her Majesty’s Government on November 6, 1865; and
WHEREAS: It is important that the Sons of Confederate Veterans and
those of Confederate descent reflect upon the Confederate States of
America’s past to honor and respect the devotion of her Confederate
leaders, soldiers, sailors, Marines and citizens; and
NOW,
THEREFORE, I, Charles Kelly Barrow, Commander-in-Chief of the Sons of
Confederate Veterans, do hereby proclaim the month of April, as:
NATIONAL CONFEDERATE HISTORY and HERITAGE MONTH and encourage all
Compatriots to celebrate their states' historically recognized and
designated Confederate holidays; however, during the month of April,
Compatriots are urged to participate in properly honoring the
Confederate States armed forces, her elected and appointed officials,
its citizens, and innovations by creating educational programs,
ceremonies, and gatherings.
Deo Vindice!
- Charles Kelly Barrow
Commander-in-Chief
Sons of Confederate Veterans
@scvcic
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