Confederate Heritage Month! 
provided by the:
Georgia Division of The Sons of Confederate Veterans
Confederate History and Heritage Month Committee

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Kennesaw, Georgia, Tuesday 22, April 2008

Saturday, April 26, 2008, is Confederate Memorial Day in Georgia and has been a legal holiday since 1874, when this day was first adopted by the Georgia General Assembly. Since that time Confederate Memorial Day Events have been sponsored annually throughout the state by the United Daughters of the Confederacy, Ladies Memorial Association, Sons of Confederate Veterans, government agencies and other historical groups.

Governor Sonny Perdue of Georgia issued a proclamation declaring April 2008 as Confederate History Month. The proclamation specifically recognizes and honors Bill Yopp, a Black Confederate from Laurens County, Georgia.

The Hargrett Library of the University of Georgia in Athens, Georgia will display the Constitution of the Confederate States of America from 8 AM to 5 PM on Friday April 25, 2008. See More information at: http://www.libs.uga.edu/hargrett/speccoll.html

Many Confederate Memorial observances are planned for Saturday, April 26^th or near the day in Georgia and other states and many are listed at the followingwebsite:

http://confederateheritagemonth.com

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Contact: Calvin E. Johnson, Jr. Chairman at: 770 428 097