Georgia 'Confederate History Month' bill advances
A bill that would permanently establish April as Confederate History and Heritage month in Georgia sailed through a Senate committee on Thursday without any opposition.
Sen. Jeff Mullis (R-Chickamauga), the sponsor of Senate Bill 283, told the Senate Rules Committee that the proposal would help promote tourism in the state and preserve an important part of the state and nation's history.
"I'm not doing this for controversial reasons, but to commemorate a struggle that happened," said Mullis, whose hometown was the site of a major Civil War battle in 1863.
Mullis said he has been working on the bill for several months — long before some black lawmakers and the state NAACP last week called on the Legislature and Gov. Sonny Perdue to apologize for the state's role in slavery.
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Sen. Jeff Mullis (R-Chickamauga), the sponsor of Senate Bill 283, told the Senate Rules Committee that the proposal would help promote tourism in the state and preserve an important part of the state and nation's history.
"I'm not doing this for controversial reasons, but to commemorate a struggle that happened," said Mullis, whose hometown was the site of a major Civil War battle in 1863.
Mullis said he has been working on the bill for several months — long before some black lawmakers and the state NAACP last week called on the Legislature and Gov. Sonny Perdue to apologize for the state's role in slavery.