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KY Rights Commission urges removal of Jefferson Davis statue By Victoria Stephens News from the Kentucky Human Rights Commission ith discrimination, contact commission headquarters: 1.800.292.5566 Louisville, Kentucky UNITED STATES of America (20 Aug 2015 - The Kentucky Commission on Human Rights Board of Commissioners at its meeting today unanimously passed a resolution urging legislators to remove from the capitol rotunda the statue of Jefferson Davis. The Kentucky Historic Properties Commission recently decided to keep the statue in its current location rather than relocate it to a history center or museum. Kentucky Human Rights Commissioner Henry Curtis of Louisville, Ky., introduced the resolution to the commission board today. Commissioner Curtis said about the statue: "The commission was created by the General Assembly to exercise a leadership role and the state's public policy of fair and constitutional treatment of all its citizens. The state's continuation of the Jefferson Davis statue in the Capitol is contrary to its great public policy of fair and equitable treatment for all of its citizens in view of Mr. Davis's unfortunate and rejected policy of dissolution of the union and perpetuation of slavery." The resolution states: "Given the Commission's essential function, duty and responsibility to promote and protect the civil and human rights of all the citizens of the Commonwealth, it is only right and fitting that we join numerous public officials and political leaders, and others throughout our nation and state, to encourage and recommend the removal of the symbols of the Confederacy from our state and national government buildings and tax-supported facilities, including its flags, monuments and statues honoring its leaders such as Jefferson Davis;The Kentucky Commission on Human Rights is the state government agency that enforces civil rights laws, which prohibit discrimination. For help with discrimination, contact the Kentucky Commission on Human Rights at 1-800-292-5566. This story was posted on 2015-08-21 05:54:37
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