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Every year, the state of Florida observes the birth of Confederate General Robert E. Lee as an official state holiday.

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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 federal holiday also falls ...

Robert E. Lee Day was originally celebrated ... bill that proposed to move the date of Alabama’s Lee Day commemoration to the date of his death, Oct. 12, the bill, sponsored by Sen.

But in Alabama and Mississippi, Monday is also Robert E. Lee Day in ... would have moved the Lee holiday to Columbus Day in October, which coincides with the month of his death.

West Point graduate Robert E. Lee of Virginia was such a celebrated warrior during the U.S.-Mexico War that his former mentor, Gen. Winfield Scott, asked him to lead Union forces against the South ...

Robert E. Lee on the federal holiday for Civil Rights ... Trump to be sworn in as president, and we look forward to supporting his America First agenda. Mississippi is ready to help Make America ...

Alabama and Mississippi Will Also Honor Robert E ... Lee on the January holiday. Another 2024 bill would have moved the Lee holiday to Columbus Day in October, which coincides with the month of ...

But in Alabama and Mississippi, Monday is also Robert E. Lee Day in ... would have moved the Lee holiday to Columbus Day in October, which coincides with the month of his death.