Lee roberts southern mississippi
Lee roberts southern mississippi
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Mississippi And Alabama Still Celebrate Confederate General Robert E. Lee Alongside MLK Day. Why?
January 19,
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Lee Day was originally celebrated by states in the South for decades following the Civil War, but was abandoned by most after President Ronald Reagan designated the third Monday in January MLK Day.
Mississippi and Alabama are the only two states that still celebrate Confederate General Robert E.
Lee&#;s birthday alongside the federal holiday set aside for slain Civil Rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. Every other state that formerly celebrated Lee, including Lee&#;s home state of Virginia, has dropped those recognitions.
According to the Mississippi Clarion Ledger, there have been several attempts to separate the holidays in Mississippi, but they failed in and
Mississippi State Rep.
Kabir Karriem (D-Columbus) submitted another bill to separate the celebrations on King&#;s birthday, Jan.
In , after he initially introduced the