Virginia Ends 76-Year Tax Breaks for Confederate Groups, Marking a Historic Shift
In a historic move this week, Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger signed legislation that terminates taxpayer subsidies to six organizations linked to the Confederacy, ending a nearly 76-year era of exemptions that dates back to 1950. This bold action signals a significant shift in Virginia’s approach to its Confederate history and racial justice, finally dismantling financial privileges that have long romanticized a war fought to uphold slavery. The bill, HB 167, strips tax-exempt status from entities including the United Daughters of the Confederacy, Sons of Confederate Veterans, Confederate Memorial Literary Society, Stonewall Jackson Memorial, and J.E.B. Stuart Birthplace Preservation Trust. These









