As the confederate license plate battle in Texas falls under the national spotlight, Perry’s record on the Confederacy is under the microscope.
When Rick Perry was Lt. Governor, he penned a letter to the Sons of Confederate Veterans saying he was reluctant to purge Texas of its Confederate history, but added that communities should decide their “appropriate” place in their community.
“Although this is an emotional issue,” wrote Mr. Perry, who became governor following then-Gov. George W. Bush’s election as president, “I want you to know that I oppose efforts to remove Confederate monuments, plaques, and memorials from public property. I also believe that communities should decide whether statues or other memorials are appropriate for their community.”
According to Nexis, the letter was published by the Washington Times, in June of 2001 in an article about a battle between the NAACP and the Sons of Confederate Veterans over a plaque hanging in the Texas Supreme Court.
