Some States Celebrate MLK Day and Robert E. Lee ... - Smithsonian Magazine
Jan 16, 2017 · Some states still celebrate the birthdays of Robert E. Lee, the Confederate general, and Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., on the same day. Lee: Levin C. Handy, Library …
Mississippi, Alabama honor Robert E. Lee on Martin Luther King …
Jan 17, 2025 · In 2 states, MLK Day also honors Robert E. Lee When the federal holiday was adopted in the 1980s, Mississippi and Alabama lawmakers opted to add it to an existing …
With King-Lee Day, two states still honor Robert E. Lee alongside …
Jan 16, 2023 · As the country celebrates Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Monday, two states will observe a different holiday: King-Lee Day, which commemorates both King and Confederate …
Alabama and Mississippi will also honor Robert E. Lee on Martin Luther ...
Jan 19, 2025 · -- 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. But in Alabama and Mississippi, Monday is also Robert …
Why Alabama, Mississippi still celebrate King-Lee Day
Jan 12, 2024 · Monday is Martin Luther King Jr. Day — a federally-recognized holiday to honor the life of the civil rights movement icon around his birthday, January 15. In Alabama and …
The Controversial History of Martin Luther King Day - National …
Jan 13, 2017 · Three states celebrate civil rights leader Martin Luther King and Civil War General Robert E. Lee on the same day. Here’s why. For most people in the United States, Monday, …
In Mississippi, MLK Day is also Robert E. Lee Day. This lawmaker …
Jan 15, 2024 · Many Mississippians are celebrating Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Monday as both a federal and state holiday. But in Mississippi, Monday is also a holiday honoring someone …
Two States Will Honor King Along With Robert E. Lee - Newser
Jan 19, 2025 · Gen. Robert E. Lee, leader of Confederate troops in the Civil War, is shown, date unknown. (AP Photo) The federal holiday set aside to honor the life of the Rev. Martin Luther …
MLK Day is Monday. In Mississippi and Alabama, it’s also Robert E. Lee …
Jan 12, 2024 · Monday is Martin Luther King Jr. Day — a federally-recognized holiday to honor the life of the civil rights movement icon around his birthday, January 15. In Alabama and …
Mississippi And Alabama Still Celebrate Robert E. Lee. Why?
Jan 19, 2025 · The bill proposes a Mississippi state holiday to “exclusively recognize Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s ... Alabama’s efforts to separate the commemoration of Robert E. Lee from …
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