In a low key move, Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant has signed a document declaring that the month of April be “Confederate Heritage Month,” the The Times-Picayune reports.
“Like his predecessors—both Republican and Democrat—who issued similar proclamations, Gov. Bryant believes Mississippi’s history deserves study and reflection, no matter how unpleasant or complicated parts of it may be,” Clay Chandler, the governor office’s communications director, said in a statement.
[pullquote author=org="communications director, governor office"]Mississippi's history deserves study and reflection, no matter how unpleasant or complicated parts of it may be.[/pullquote]
