Confederate History Month
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Confederate History Month is a controversial holiday declared annually by several governmental entities in the Southern United States. It is based on remembering the history of the Confederate States of America.
The designation is traditionally made for the month of April.
The declaration is sometimes considered controversial because in addition to celebrating the history of the Confederacy, it may also be offensive for those who consider the South's position in the Civil War to have been based on defending the practice of slavery. "When the state starts getting in the business of honoring the Confederacy, whose goal was African-American enslavement, we feel that has no place in the public domain," said King Salim A. Khalfani, executive director of the state of Virginia's National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. "It brings to light the cause of the Confederacy ..." [1]
[edit] United States Declarations
State governments that regularly and traditionally have declared Confederate History Month are as follows:
Other governmental entities (cities and counties) in the above states also frequently make such a declaration. The following governmental entities celebrated Confederate History Month despite their states not making a declaration.
