Patricia M. Bryson
Patricia M. Bryson | |
|---|---|
| President General of the United Daughters of the Confederacy | |
| In office 2016–2018 | |
| Preceded by | Pamela Veuleman Trammell |
| Succeeded by | Nelma Crutcher |
Patricia M. Bryson is an American clubwoman who served as the President General of the United Daughters of the Confederacy from 2016 to 2018.
Biography
Bryson is an active member of the United Daughters of the Confederacy and has worked on various initiatives to preserve American and Confederate history. [1] She served as the organization's president general from 2016 to 2018.[2]
Following the violence during the Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, Virginia in August 2017, Bryson released a statement on behalf of the United Daughters of the Confederacy that denounced individuals and groups that promote racial divisiveness and white supremacy and spoke out against hate groups that use the Confederate flag and other symbols as their own.[3][4][5] She went on to say that the UDC spent "123 years honoring [Confederate soldiers] by various activities in the fields of education, history and charity, promoting patriotism and good citizenship,” and that the organization's members, “stayed quietly in the background, never engaging in public controversy."[6]
Bryson is also a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution.[1]
References
- ^ a b "Bryson has dedicated much of her life to preserving history". March 19, 2010. Retrieved April 25, 2025.
- ^ Holloway, Kali (November 2, 2018). "Time to Expose the Women Still Celebrating the Confederacy". The Daily Beast. Retrieved April 25, 2025.
- ^ Carbone, Christopher (August 12, 2018). "Confederate monuments: This 124-year-old women's group is fighting to keep them around". Fox News. Retrieved April 25, 2025.
- ^ "United Daughters of the Confederacy". Encyclopedia Virginia. Virginia Humanities. Retrieved April 25, 2025.
- ^ Breed, Allen G. (August 10, 2018). "Women's group behind rebel memorials quietly battles on". The Fayetteville Observer. Fayetteville, North Carolina. Retrieved April 25, 2025.
- ^ Holloway, Kali (October 6, 2018). "7 things the United Daughters of the Confederacy might not want you to know about them". Salon.com. Retrieved April 25, 2025.