ATLANTA, GA – In light of recent protests against systemic racism, and outrage resurfacing about Confederate monuments, State Rep. Shelly Hutchinson (D – Snellville) filed House Bill 1212, to prohibit the display of monuments and other markers related to the Confederate States of America on public property.
Rep. Hutchinson had the following to say regarding House Bill 1212:
“Right now, this nation and this state are experiencing a long overdue demand for racial justice.
There have been peaceful protests all across America – including dozens in Georgia – opening many people’s eyes to the injustices that African Americans have experienced at the hands of our own government.
At many of these peaceful marches and rallies, advocates of racial equality stand in the shadows of statues glorifying the Confederacy and those who fought for slavery.
Their display on state property symbolizes that we, as the state of Georgia, are willing to glorify the movement that fought for slavery and honor those who committed treason against the United States.
