The enclosed emails were recently sent anonymously to our office. These communications sum up better than we can express the daily fight for respect and
dignity faced by Confederate Southern-Americans throughout the South and other parts of our country. The names and city name have been redacted to spare the poor fireman further persecution. I hope he
only got off with a reprimand. However this man's upward career is probably over. This is not an uncommon event - or response in today's politically correct America!
Read, weep &
help us stop this with your support!
Kirk D. Lyons
SLRC Chief Trial Counsel
P.O.Box 1235
Black Mountain, NC 28711
828-669-5189
slrc@slrc-csa.org
www.slrc-csa.org
From: XXXX XXX
Sent: Friday, January 16, 2004 8:13AM
To: All City Employees Mail list
Subject: Another name for Monday
Good Morning Everyone,
We have been bombarded in the last few days with information about MLK day and all the celebrations involved with it.
However, no one has mentioned that Monday is the true birthday of another great name in history, that of Robert E. Lee.
I wanted to say to everyone that will accept it, to have a great Robert E. Lee birthday.
Thanks to all,
XX XXXX XXX
XXXXXXXXXXXX Fire Dept.
From: XXXXXXXX XXXXXXX
Sent: Friday January 16, 2004 12:49 PM
To: All City Employees Mail List
The e-mail sent earlier today by XX. XXX caused offense to many of our City employees. Those sentiments expressed in that e-mail are not consistent with the City's core values of
respect for fellow employees and do not reflect the opinions of this department.
The City's management team respects an employee's right to freedom of expression and strives to foster an environment where employees can feel safe in expressing their opinions relating to
matters of public concern. However, this right must be balanced with the City's interest in maintaining and promoting a harmonious and productive work place, enabling us to provide the highest
quality of service to our citizens.
This incident has undermined our workplace and affected the City's ability to effectively serve it citizens. It will be handled appropriately to
ensure that no further incidents occur.
XXXXX XXXXXXX
Fire Chief
