Virginia’s Republican Governor Bob McDonnell has declared April to be ‘Confederate History Month,’ the first time in 8 years that such a proclamation has been issued in the state. Peep what the Gov. had to say:
‘this defining chapter in Virginia’s history should not be forgotten, but instead should be studied, understood and remembered by all Virginians, both in the context of the time in which it took place, but also in the context of the time in which we live, and this study and remembrance takes on particular importance as the Commonwealth prepares to welcome the nation and the world to visit Virginia for the Sesquicentennial Anniversary of the Civil War, a four-year period in which the exploration of our history can benefit all;’
