Confederacy Group Sues Georgia Park for Planning an Exhibit on Slavery and Segregation

July 7, 2025

The Georgia chapter of the Sons of Confederate Veterans has filed a lawsuit against Stone Mountain Park, claiming that planned exhibits about the site's connections to slavery, segregation, and white supremacy violate state law. This legal challenge comes after the Stone Mountain Memorial Association voted in 2021 to relocate Confederate flags and create a "truth-telling" exhibit detailing the site's role in the KKK's rebirth and the monument's segregationist origins. The massive Confederate monument, depicting Jefferson Davis, Robert E.

Who is affected

Visitors to Stone Mountain Park
The Georgia Division of the Sons of Confederate Veterans
The Stone Mountain Memorial Association
Warner Museums (hired to design the exhibit)
The Black community whose history would be represented in the exhibit
Georgia taxpayers (through the $11 million allocation)

What action is being taken

The Georgia chapter of the Sons of Confederate Veterans is filing a lawsuit against Stone Mountain Park
The Stone Mountain Memorial Association is planning to create a "truth-telling" exhibit about the site's connections to slavery, segregation, and white supremacy
The park is relocating Confederate flags from a walking trail
Georgia's General Assembly has allocated $11 million to pay for the exhibit and renovate the park's Memorial Hall
The park's board has changed its logo from the Confederate carving to a lake inside the park

Why it matters

The lawsuit represents ongoing tensions over how to address Confederate monuments and history
Stone Mountain features the largest Confederate monument in the country, which is protected by state law
The site has historical connections to the rebirth of the Ku Klux Klan and segregationist movements
The proposed exhibit would present historical context about the "Lost Cause" ideology and the monument's origins
The Sons of Confederate Veterans argue the changes violate Georgia law and ignore the park's original purpose

What's next

No explicit next steps stated in the article

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