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 …
Alabama, Mississippi also honoring Robert E. Lee on Martin Luther King ...
Jan 20, 2025 · Dr Martin Luther King Jr speaking before crowd of 25,000 Selma To Montgomery, Alabama civil rights marchers, in front of the Montgomery, Alabama state capital building on …
Alabama and Mississippi will also honor Robert E. Lee on Martin Luther ...
Jan 20, 2025 · MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — 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, Alabama honor Robert E. Lee on Martin Luther King …
Jan 17, 2025 · Two U.S. states honor Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee on the federal holiday for Civil Rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. Do you know which ones? This year, the state and …
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 …
Robert E. Lee Day: The Confederate Holiday That Falls On MLK Day
Jan 19, 2020 · These two states have celebrated Robert E. Lee Day since the 1800s, and began honoring Martin Luther King Jr. Day in tandem since 1983, when President Ronald Reagan …
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 …
Alabama is one of two states to recognize MLK, Robert E. Lee Day ...
Jan 16, 2023 · Martin Luther King Jr. was born on January 15, 1929, while Lee was born on January 19, 1807. The closeness in dates could be what warranted the recognition on the …
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 …
Alabama and Mississippi will also honor Robert E. Lee on Martin Luther ...
Jan 19, 2025 · MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — 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 …