Shame on Memphis....trying to forget and ignore history....
The Associated Press
MEMPHIS, Tenn. —
A group that preserves the history and legacy of the Confederacy is skipping Memphis in scheduling its 2016 convention after city parks were renamed.
According to The Commercial Appeal (Parks renaming steers Sons of Confederate Veterans' convention away from Memphis » The Commercial Appeal ), the Sons of Confederate Veterans chose the Dallas suburb of Richardson, Texas, for its convention, partly because of the park renaming issue.
The Memphis City Council changed the names of three parks which were formerly Forrest Park, Confederate Park and Jefferson Davis Park.
Lee Millar, a Memphis spokesman for the sons group, said he met with officials of the international group's planning committee and said the decision was because of what he termed "the misguided attempt to erase Civil War history."
The Associated Press
MEMPHIS, Tenn. —
A group that preserves the history and legacy of the Confederacy is skipping Memphis in scheduling its 2016 convention after city parks were renamed.
According to The Commercial Appeal (Parks renaming steers Sons of Confederate Veterans' convention away from Memphis » The Commercial Appeal ), the Sons of Confederate Veterans chose the Dallas suburb of Richardson, Texas, for its convention, partly because of the park renaming issue.
The Memphis City Council changed the names of three parks which were formerly Forrest Park, Confederate Park and Jefferson Davis Park.
Lee Millar, a Memphis spokesman for the sons group, said he met with officials of the international group's planning committee and said the decision was because of what he termed "the misguided attempt to erase Civil War history."
