SPLC President Condemns Trump Executive Orders Aimed at Whitewashing U.S. History and Restoring Confederate Monuments


SPLC President Condemns Trump Executive Orders Aimed at Whitewashing U.S. History and Restoring Confederate Monuments


MONTGOMERY, Ala — Today, the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) President and CEO Margaret Huang denounced the executive orders from the Trump administration aimed at rewriting U.S. history and restoring Confederate monuments around the country:


“Black history is U.S. history. Women’s history is U.S. history. This country’s history is ugly and beautiful. And each historic struggle for civil rights has advanced our movement toward a truly inclusive, multiracial democracy,” said Margaret Huang, president and CEO, SPLC. "President Trump’s latest attempt to erase our history and restore Confederate memorials around the country, despite ongoing opposition from communities who support their removal, is a blatant attempt to mask racism and white supremacy as patriotism. President Trump is trying to glorify people who wanted to preserve chattel slavery and destroy the United States instead of honoring those who fought to make this a better nation. Americans, especially Black and Brown Americans, will never forget the decades of oppression that so many communities endured.


“As the home of the Civil Rights Memorial Center in Montgomery, the SPLC has fought in our courts, our schools and our communities to teach true American history. We will not allow this administration to destroy landmarks meant to celebrate and honor those who fought to ensure all Americans have fundamental rights in this country. Nor will we allow this administration to restore monuments that stand for intimidation, oppression and violence. This country must remember its shared past in order to move toward a better future for everyone,” Huang concluded.



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