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 ...
Two states still honor Robert E. Lee on Martin Luther King Day. See which ones, why
Two U.S. states still honor Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee on the federal holiday set aside for Civil Rights leader Martin ...
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.
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‘Robert E. Lee Day Forever’: Far-right Trump fans hijack MLK holiday to celebrate Confederate general
Lee instead. Alabama and Mississippi have recognized Robert E. Lee Day as a state holiday since the early 1900s, later combining it with the federal celebration of King, which President Ronald ...
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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.