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Alabama, Mississippi also honoring Robert E. Lee on Martin Luther King Jr. Day
The U.S. is marking Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a federal holiday. But in Alabama and Mississippi, it's also Robert E. Lee ...
Columbus Dispatch13d
Two states still honor Robert E. Lee on Martin Luther King Day. See which ones, why
In Alabama and Florida, it's on the fourth Monday in April ... Greg Abbott and Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee. The term half-mast ...
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 ...
ABC News11d
Alabama and Mississippi will also honor Robert E. Lee on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
Alabama. Hassell in 2023 introduced legislation, co-sponsored with more than a dozen other lawmakers, that would remove the reference to Lee on the January holiday. Another 2024 bill would have ...