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Robert E. Lee, Alabama and Mississippi

Alabama, Mississippi also honoring Robert E. Lee on Martin Luther King Day

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

USA Today · 3d

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 Luther King Jr. Will that change?

Black Enterprise · 1d

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 Luther King Jr.

The Auburn Plainsman9h

COLUMN | Alabama the Backward

Martin Luther King Jr. Yet, Alabama and Mississippi will instead celebrate Robert E. Lee, a symbol of the confederacy and its ...

PBS7y

The Life of Robert E. Lee

Robert E. Lee at age 31, then a young Lieutenant of ... closely followed by Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana and Texas. From his post in Texas, Lee writes home to his son ...

Palm Beach Post2d

Sunday is Robert E. Lee’s birthday. Why does Florida have 3 Confederate holidays?

Robert E. Lee's birthday is one of three Confederate ... there are 12 counties in the U.S. named "Lee," all in Southern states: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky ...

Rolling Out1d

Troubling divide persists over MLK, Lee holiday overlap

The debate over these holiday observances continues to evolve, reflecting broader national conversations about historical ...

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