Every year, the state of Florida observes the birth of Confederate General Robert E. Lee as an official state holiday.

On Monday, as President Donald Trump’s inauguration coincided with Martin Luther King Jr. Day, some of the president’s most ...

Two U.S. states still honor Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee on the federal holiday set aside for Civil Rights leader Martin ...

The U.S. is set to mark Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the federal holiday set aside to honor the life of the civil rights icon.

Robert E. Lee on the federal holiday for Civil Rights ... In Alabama and Florida, it's on the fourth Monday in April. Alabama treats it as an official holiday. Texas celebrates it as a state ...

Robert E. Lee's birthday is one of three Confederate ... Tuskegee Airmen Commemoration Day, observed on the fourth Thursday in March, was added last year to honor the country's first Black ...