Virginia Honors Confederate History
May 9th, 2010 • Category: Nation & WorldVirginia Governor Robert McDonnell issued a proclamation declaring April 2010 as Confederate History Month in his state. The proclamation honors soldiers who fought for the South during the Civil War. While the document at first did not mention slavery, McDonnell later apologized and added a section that includes calling slavery “an evil and inhumane practice.”
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