Proclamation

Reaffirmation of the Objects of the
United Daughters of the Confederacy®

WHEREAS, The United Daughters of the Confederacy is a tax-exempt, non-profit Organization whose objects are Historical, Benevolent, Educational, Memorial and Patriotic; AND

WHEREAS, The United Daughters of the Confederacy® is an Organization dedicated to the purpose of honoring the memory of its Confederate ancestors; protecting, preserving and marking the places made historic by Confederate valor; collecting and preserving the material for a truthful history of the War Between the States; recording the participation of Southern women in their patient endurance of hardship and patriotic devotion during and after the War Between the States; fulfilling the sacred duty of benevolence toward the survivors and those dependent upon them; assisting descendants of worthy Confederates in securing a proper education; honoring the service of veterans from all wars as well as active duty military personnel and cherishing the ties of friendship among the members of the organization, AND

WHEREAS, The United Daughters of the Confederacy® is a patriotic Organization which honors and upholds the United States of America and respects its Flag, AND

WHEREAS, The United Daughters of the Confederacy® does not subscribe to policies of individuals, groups or organizations that do not honor and respect the United States of America and its Flag,

THEREFORE, BE IT KNOWN, that The United Daughters of the Confederacy® does not associate with or include in its official UDC functions and events, any individual, group or organization known as unpatriotic, militant, racist or subversive to the United States of America and its Flag, AND

BE IT FURTHER KNOWN, that The United Daughters of the Confederacy® will not associate with any individual, group or organization identified as being militant, unpatriotic, racist or subversive to the United States of America and its Flag.

Janice K. Langford
President General 2006–2008

Reaffirmed:
Jane Grier Durden
President General 2008–2010

Martha Rogers Van Schaick
President General 2010–2012

Jamesene E. “Jamie” Likins
President General 2012-2014

Pamela Veuleman Trammell
President General 2014-2016

Patricia M. Bryson
President General 2016-2018

Nelma Crutcher
President General 2018-2020

Linda Edwards
President General 2020-2022

Jinny Widowski
President General 2022-2024