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The mayor of Ocala proclaims April 26 Confederate memorial day
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>The central Florida mayor wanted his city to know that he didn’t think there was anything wrong with celebrating a “Confederate Memorial Day” later this month. He also wanted people to know that he’s not racist.
>Ocala Mayor Kent Guinn has attempted to explain both assertions several times this week, after he signed a proclamation at a Tuesday city council meeting declaring April 26 “a time in which to honor the memories of those who sacrificed their lives in the War Between States” — the Civil War sobriquet employed by followers of “Lost Cause” pseudo-history, which seeks to whitewash slavery and Confederate atrocities.
>After Guinn signed the order, which was not subject to a vote, council president Mary Sue Rich dissented.

>In an interview with The Washington Post, Guinn said the resolution is “simply a memorial for Confederate soldiers who were veterans.” When asked why another holiday, on top of Veterans Day and Memorial Day, was necessary, Guinn mentioned Black History Month and Martin Luther King Jr. Day — though he didn’t elaborate and denied that he was equating either of those celebrations with Confederate Memorial Day.
>When pressed about the Confederacy’s proslavery ideology, Guinn conceded that he is no Civil War scholar, but said that “it was about more than just slavery,” a well-worn myth that nearly every respected historian of the period have debunked.
http://archive.is/7YIhT

https://youtu.be/EkHHoX9Yp5g
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Hopefully Georgia counties soon follow suit if they haven't already (although considering how much power Atlanta has I don't know that they will)
Anonymous
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>>215712
One good at least.

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Will the kikes with their goy goons and pet niggers kvetch this one to the point of a massive chimpfest?

Nonetheless, it's all so tiresome.
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can i get a quick rundown on why this date was chosen?
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It looks like this date is the surrender of the last major army of the Confederacy. It’s the date of a Confederate Memorial Day in Georgia, and Mississippi, with several other states celebrating the same holiday on different dates
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confederate_Memorial_Day
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Thank fuck
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