The U.S. is marking Martin Luther King Day, a federal holiday. But in Alabama and Mississippi, it's also Robert E. Lee Day, ...

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

Robert E. Lee Day was originally celebrated by states in the South for decades following the Civil War, but was abandoned by most after President Ronald Reagan designated the third Monday in ...

Robert E. Lee's birthday ... Virginia, Lee's home state, added King to their existing Lee-Jackson Day, which also honored Confederate Gen. Stonewall Jackson, until it was split up in 2000.

But in Alabama and Mississippi, Monday is also Robert E ... Lee and King together comes in states where Black residents account for more than a quarter of the population. Black citizens make up ...

Robert E. Lee on the federal holiday for Civil Rights ... He used the term for flags being halfway up the mast of a ship, not a flagpole. "They think it’s so great, and are so happy about ...