July 23, 2005
International Sons of Confederate Veterans
Columbia, Tennessee
PRESS
RELEASE
SONS OF
CONFEDERATE VETERANS
TO FUND MEMPHIS
PARKS LITIGATION
The Sons of Confederate Veterans
meeting in Nashville, Tennessee, at their annual convention held
at the Sheraton Music City Hotel, by unanimous resolution of
nearly 1000 delegates, have approved an emergency donation of
$10,000 to be used to combat efforts to rename the Confederate
parks in Memphis, Tennessee, and to assist the Nathan Bedford
Forrest Camp #215 of Memphis in defense of the Confederate
parks.
The $10,000
represents the first installment of cash from the national
organization to the Forrest Camp, is unfettered, and will be
used for any and all defense purposes including litigation.
Commander-in-Chief Denne Sweeney of Dallas, Texas, stated “this
outrageous affront to our Southern heritage will be met with
every financial and legal means available to the Sons of
Confederate Veterans. The park renamings and monument removals
are tantamount to an ethnic cleansing.”
The Sons of
Confederate Veterans is a 35,000 member national organization
headquartered in Columbia, Tennessee, and is dedicated to
accurate history and the protection of the good name of the
Confederate soldier. Great Southern historical figures such as
Nathan Bedford Forrest and Jefferson Davis are sacred to not
only our membership but to millions of Americans who will object
on a large scale should any further attempt be made by the
Memphis City Council to revise history and vilify Confederate
leaders.
Anyone desiring
information concerning this press release should contact Brag
Bowling at 804.389.3620.
Brag Bowling
National Press Officer
Sons of Confederate Veterans
