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GEORGIA SONS OF CONFEDERATE VETERANS LAUNCH STATEWIDE RADIO & TELEVISION CAMPAIGN

(ATLANTA - 1 November 2010)  As part of the effort to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the War for Southern Independence, the Georgia Division of the Sons of Confederate Veterans announced today the officialy launch of a statewide radio and television campaign.  A total of twelve different radio and television commercials have already begun broadcasting around the state, and another twelve are in production.  The commercials presently airing around the state commemorate the causes of the War Between the States and give the Southern view of events leading up to the secession of South Carolina in 1860.  The television commercials have already broadcast on the History Channel throughout the Atlanta region to more than a million homes in September; and the radio spots have blanketed south Georgia from the "fall line" of Columbus-Macon-Augusta southward on various radio stations.  Plans are currently being made to extend both the radio and television campaign after the first of the year.

This ambitious radio and television campaign is historic in nature, not only because it commemorates the 150th anniversary of the War, but also because it marks the first time that the Sons of Confederate Veterans have embarked upon such a large-scale campaign to educate the public about the actual reasons for which the Confederate soldiers contended.  The history of the War that has been written in many textbooks since the latter half of the twentieth century depict a very different view of the South than was previously understood by each preceding generation; and, in keeping with their "charge" from the original Confederate Veterans at the time of their founding, the Sons of Confederate Veterans is now boldly proclaiming the proud Southern heritage that was once taught and accepted throughout the South.

The radio and television campaign is merely one part in a very extensive educational commemoration for the War planned by the SCV in Georgia over the next four years.  An entire curriculum for teaching the War from the Southern view is available free of charge from the Georgia Division, as well as other educational resources.

Interviews and more information about the radio and television campaign of the Sons of Confederate Veterans can be arranged by calling calling 1-866-SCV-in-GA or by emailing Announcements@RayMcBerryEnterprises.com.