Alabama And Mississippi Celebrate Robert E. Lee Day
Alabama And Mississippi Celebrate Robert E. Lee Day
January 16, 2023 Racism, RepublicansAxios reports:
Alabama and Mississippi celebrate MLK and Robert E. Lee, the losing Confederate general and slaveholder, on the same day.
Arkansas, Georgia, Florida, Kentucky, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas all have at least one day commemorating the Confederacy on other days of the year, the Axios analysis found.
Mississippi and Alabama each celebrate a total of three confederate holidays every year — Robert E. Lee Day, Confederate Memorial Day and Jefferson Davis’ Birthday — all paid holidays for state employees.
The states that celebrate both MLK Day and confederate holidays
Two states celebrate MLK and Robert E. Lee on the same day.
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