Alabama, Mississippi also honoring Robert E. Lee on Martin Luther King Day
2 days ago · Martin Luther King Jr. on the power of voting 01:34. The U.S. is marking Martin Luther King Day, the federal holiday set aside to honor the life of the civil rights icon.But in …
Alabama and Mississippi will also honor Robert E. Lee on ... - ABC …
3 days ago · 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 MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- The U.S. is set to mark Martin …
Alabama and Mississippi will also honor Robert E. Lee on Martin …
3 days ago · Alabama lawmakers in 1901 named a January state holiday for Lee. Mississippi did the same in 1910. President Ronald Reagan in 1983 signed legislation naming the third …
Alabama and Mississippi Will Also Honor Robert E. Lee on Martin …
3 days ago · 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 …
Why Alabama, Mississippi still celebrate King-Lee Day | WBHM 90.3
Jan 12, 2024 · It has been updated to include recent efforts in Alabama and Mississippi to separate the two holidays in each state. Monday is Martin Luther King Jr. Day — a federally …
Mississippi, Alabama honor Robert E. Lee on Martin Luther King Day
4 days ago · 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 …
Alabama 1 of 2 states to combine Martin Luther King Jr. Day …
Jan 15, 2024 · Despite legislative efforts to change Alabama’s holidays honoring the Confederacy, the state still combines the day honoring slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. with …
Alabama is one of two states to recognize MLK, Robert E. Lee Day ...
Jan 16, 2023 · Alabama is one of just two states in the nation to recognize Confederate leader Robert E. Lee’s birthday on the same day as Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
Mississippi And Alabama Still Celebrate Robert E. Lee. Why?
3 days ago · Mississippi and Alabama are the last states to celebrate Confederate general Robert E. Lee alongside Civil Rights icon Martin Luther King Jr. ... move the date of Alabama’s Lee …
MLK Day is Monday. In Alabama and Mississippi, it’s also Robert …
Jan 14, 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 …
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