re: How do you feel about Mississippi's "Confederate Heritage Month"?

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Like it or not, it's part of our history. It cannot be ignored.

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I personally have no problem with celebrations of the Confederacy. Hell, ALL of my Civil War era ancestors fought for the South. Every year, my family and I spend a day cleaning the statue of my ancestor who commanded Confederate troops in a rather important Texas battle. Others came TO Texas from Mississippi BECAUSE their family lost everything in the War.

But that is rather a different question than presented by your post.

Lack of a designated State holiday is hardly the same as “ignoring” history. These is no Custer Day, yet we all know abut him. There is no Louisiana Purchase Day, yet most folks are familiar with it. I rather doubt that lack of an official State holiday is going to wipe the Civil,War from our collective consciousness.

There is a valid debate to be had as to whether a State should expend State resources to celebrate something that is affirmatively hurtful to a large percentage of its citizens.