Expanding South Carolina’s Heritage Act Protections
SC lawmaker pushes for expansion of Heritage Act protections
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A senior lawmaker wants to revisit South Carolina’s Heritage Act that protects Confederate and other military monuments, expanding its coverage to memorials that slipped through the cracks.
The move may be especially applicable in Charleston, where a statue to Southern firebrand politician John C. Calhoun was removed in 2020. The downtown statue was ruled exempt from the existing act, in part, because Calhoun, a fierce proponent of slavery, died a decade before the Civil War.
Pending legislation by Sen. Danny Verdin, R-Laurens, and Rep. Bill Taylor, R-Aiken, would expand protections under the act. The legislation is expected to be introduced next week.
The South Carolina Heritage Act protects a vast array of monuments, including Revolutionary War, African American history, Native American and Confederate memorials that are in public spaces. The legislature has sole authority over any changes to the memorials under the law.
But after a few incidents with municipalities attempting to remove Confederate monuments, lawmakers are…
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