Miss. lawmaker who called to 鈥榣ynch鈥� Confederate monument opponents should resign
State Rep. Karl Oliver should immediately resign from the Legislature and issue an apology.聽
His racist call for the murder 鈥� the lynching, no less 鈥� of those who remove symbols of the Confederacy is not only a disgrace to our state but is dangerous. His words, in fact, illustrate exactly what these monuments represent and why they should be removed from public spaces. All of Mississippi鈥檚 political leaders 鈥� especially those in Oliver鈥檚 own party 鈥� must make clear that they do not stand with him.
Related Resources:
The state of the Confederacy in 2017
Whose Heritage? Public Symbols of the Confederacy
Here鈥檚 why the Confederate monuments in New Orleans must come down
