Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves (R) is designating the month of April to celebrate Confederate heritage; a tradition Mississippi Republicans have commemorated for nearly three decades.
According to Mississippi Free Press, the Republican governor released a proclamation highlighting the checkered history of the Confederacy. "April is the month when, in 1861, the American Civil War began between the Confederate and Union armies, reportedly the costliest and deadliest war ever fought on American soil," the proclamation said.
