Sunday is Robert E. Lee’s birthday. Why does Florida have 3 Confederate holidays?
Every year, the state of Florida observes the birth of Confederate General Robert E. Lee as an official state holiday.
Mississippi And Alabama Still Celebrate Confederate General Robert E. Lee Alongside MLK Day. Why?
Mississippi and Alabama are the last states to celebrate Confederate general Robert E. Lee alongside Civil Rights icon Martin ...
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Two states still honor Robert E. Lee on Martin Luther King Day. See which ones, why
Most, including Lee's home state of Virginia, have since dropped celebrating Lee, who was born on Jan. 19, 1807. The only ...
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Sunday is Robert E. Lee’s birthday. Why does Florida have 3 Confederate holidays?
Robert E. Lee's birthday is one of three Confederate ... All but Alabama and Mississippi later separated them again. Virginia, Lee's home state, added King to their existing Lee-Jackson Day ...
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Two states still honor Robert E. Lee on Martin Luther King Day. See which ones, why
Most, including Lee's home state of Virginia, have since dropped celebrating Lee, who was born on Jan. 19, 1807. The only other state celebrating Robert E. Lee Day and King together is Alabama.
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Two states still honor Robert E. Lee on Martin Luther King Day. See which ones, why
Trump wants federal workers in the office. How many Mississippi employees work from home? In 2 states, MLK Day also honors Robert E. Lee When the federal holiday was adopted in the 1980s ...
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Two states still honor Robert E. Lee on Martin Luther King Day. See which ones, why
When the federal holiday was adopted in the 1980s, Mississippi and Alabama lawmakers opted to add it to an existing holiday honoring Confederate general Robert E. Lee. Many states in the South ...