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CAIR Supports Removal of Confederate Painting From Mississippi Capitol Building
February 17, 2024
WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations issued the following news release on Feb. 15, 2024:

The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today supported an effort to remove a Confederate painting from the Mississippi capitol building.

A Mississippi lawmaker introduced Senate Bill 2217 to get the painting removed. A similar bill has been filed in the House.

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