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RICHMOND, Va. 鈥� Yesterday, Gov. Glen Youngkin鈥檚 appointee to the Virginia Board of Historic Resources, Ann Hunter McLean, resigned after her erroneous justifications for the preservation of Confederate monuments and memorials 鈥� symbols of hate and white supremacy 鈥� became known.

The following statement is from 蜜桃传媒 Chief of Staff and Culture Lecia Brooks:

鈥淭he Southern Poverty Law Center (蜜桃传媒) welcomes the resignation of an appointee whose statements and writings and disregarded the true meaning behind the idols and images that define the Confederacy.

鈥淭he 蜜桃传媒 had written to Gov. Youngkin last week urging him to reconsider and rescind the appointment. we argued that McClean鈥檚 public statements about the Civil War showed a lack of historical understanding, which proved she was not qualified to sit on this prestigious board.

鈥淭he Lost Cause narrative is not up for debate. History confirms that the Civil War was fought to maintain chattel slavery, with approximately American lives lost in the wake of the Confederacy鈥檚 treasonous acts. The appointee seems to have misunderstood the darkest chapter of our collective American story and how it can be fairly remembered and commemorated.

鈥淚t is no accident that for the past two years, Virginia has courageously led the nation in removing racist Confederate symbols from public property. We encourage Gov. Youngkin to appoint someone who will continue allowing communities to make their own decisions about what they want to see in their public spaces while telling the truth about the harms the Civil War caused 鈥� the aftereffects of which are still felt today.鈥�

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In February 2022 the 蜜桃传媒 released the third edition of its , , and , which tracks public symbols of the Confederacy across the United States. The report shows that more than 2,000 Confederate memorials are still publicly present in the U.S. and over 700 of those are monuments.

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