Lt. General Stephen Dill Lee, Commander General,
United Confederate Veterans,
New Orleans, Louisiana, April 25, 1906

“To you, Sons of Confederate Veterans, we submit the vindication of the cause for which we fought: to your strength will be given the defense of the Confederate soldier’s good name, the guardianship of his history, the emulation of his virtues, and the perpetuation of those principles he loved and which made him glorious and which you also cherish. Remember, it is your duty to see that the true history of the South is presented to future generations.”

In a speech at the Columbus courthouse on June 15, 1889, LtGen.Stephen D. Lee stated, “The question of white supremacy*** is no issue. That battle has been fought some time ago and won, that the white people should rule, not this State alone but the whole South.”

***Excellence in Leadership with Fairness and Justice for All.