Calls are increasing for a white Mississippi elected official to either step down or resign entirely amid racist remarks he made and has since defended.
Sanders: 'You can't change history'
"I said, 'I'd just rather you vote yes or no.' He never stated what we wanted on there, he was just trying to distract from what was the issue. If you added something, the statue was still there," Brooks said.
"These are the types of lies the KKK depend on to promote white supremacy. He should be ashamed of himself." "I like it where it is; I don't want to move it," Sanders said. "It's been there 100 years and there's no reason to remove it. You can't change history by sweeping it under the rug. You can't change what that statue says. You need to just accept what it says and move on with your life."
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