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Viral image stated on September 18, 2021 in a Facebook post:

“The NAACP wants” the Confederate Memorial Carving “sandblasted off Stone Mountain.”

By Tom Kertscher • September 27, 2021

Brandon Creighton stated on May 7, 2019 in the Texas Senate:

"Texas actually leads in the number of (Confederate) monuments removed."

By Madlin Mekelburg • May 10, 2019

Sid Miller stated on August 23, 2017 in an interview on Spectrum Cable's "Capital Tonight":

Says a poll showed 70 percent to 75 percent of people want to see Confederate statues "remain up and not taken down."

By W. Gardner Selby • September 6, 2017

Joy Reid stated on August 13, 2017 in on NBC’s Meet The Press:

"The idea of putting up (Confederate) monuments actually didn’t happen right after the Civil War. It happened during the 1960s."

By John Kruzel • August 15, 2017

Lloyd Doggett stated on September 3, 2015 in remarks in San Antonio:

As many as six federal department budget bills have been delayed because of opposition to amendments that would ban Confederate battle flag sales at federal building gift shops.

By W. Gardner Selby • September 11, 2015

Eugene Robinson stated on June 21, 2015 in comments on NBC's "Meet the Press":

The Confederate battle flag in South Carolina was first flown at the statehouse in 1961. "It was flown as a symbol of massive resistance to racial desegregation."

By Anna Bruzgulis • June 22, 2015

Jean Casarez stated on June 21, 2015 in comments on CNN:

The Confederate battle flag at the South Carolina statehouse "must fly at a height of 30 feet. Any changes -- taken down, or even at half-staff, if that can be done -- must be passed by a supermajority of the General Assembly."

By Linda Qiu • June 21, 2015

Kelly Loeffler stated on December 6, 2022 in a tweet:

On the day of the Dec. 6 runoff, “armed groups of Black Panthers” were “reportedly patrolling certain voting locations” in Georgia.

By Amy Sherman, Gabrielle Settles • December 8, 2022

Dane County Republican Party stated on August 25, 2017 in a news release:

"The KKK was founded as the military arm of the Democratic Party."

By D.L. Davis • October 23, 2017

Royce West stated on November 23, 2020 in a committee meeting:

Says that this year is the first time during his 27 years as senator “that two African Americans have ever served on the same (Senate) committee.”

By Brandon Mulder • December 11, 2020

Facebook posts stated on August 19, 2018 in a Facebook post:

Says "Muhammad owned many slaves" while Robert E. Lee was "against slavery."

By Samantha Putterman • August 27, 2019

Brian Kemp stated on August 23, 2017 in a campaign email:

"Our conservative Georgia values are under attack" ... (People) are "calling for the removal of George Washington and Thomas Jefferson statues."

By Jon Greenberg • August 30, 2017

TDAlliance.com stated on May 12, 2017 in a headline:

"Jefferson Davis statue to be replaced with Obama likeness."

By Joshua Gillin • May 18, 2017

Keith Faber stated on May 21, 2013 in remarks at a General Assembly session:

"During the Civil War, more than 300,000 Ohioans served in the Union Army -- more per capita than any other state."

By Robert Higgs • June 5, 2013

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