Sunday, August 23, 2020

Susan B. Anthony memorial refuses to accept Trump's pardon of civil rights leader | Just The News

Susan B. Anthony memorial refuses to accept Trump's pardon of civil rights leader | Just The News:
  • A pardon would 'validate' the injustice she suffered, group says.
"A group honoring the life and legacy of American civil rights icon Susan B. Anthony has refused to accept President Trump's posthumous pardon of her, arguing the effort would give unearned legitimacy to the 1873 court proceedings that found her guilty of breaking a law that prohibited women from voting.
...The foundation noted that Anthony, when she was convicted of voting, refused to "pay a dollar of [the] unjust penalty." 
"To pay would have been to validate the proceedings. To pardon Susan B. Anthony does the same," the museum said in its statement...Read all.

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