Sunday is Robert E. Lee’s birthday. Why does Florida have 3 Confederate holidays?
Every year, the state of Florida observes the birth of Confederate General Robert E. Lee as an official state holiday.
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Alabama, Mississippi also honoring Robert E. Lee on Martin Luther King Day
The U.S. is marking Martin Luther King Day, a federal holiday. But in Alabama and Mississippi, it's also Robert E. Lee Day, ...
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Sunday is Robert E. Lee’s birthday. Why does Florida have 3 Confederate holidays?
Confederate Memorial Day and Lee's birthday were enshrined in Florida law in 1895, 30 years after the end of the Civil War. Jefferson Davis Day was added in 1905. Does Florida recognize Robert E.
Two states still honor Robert E. Lee on Martin Luther King Day. See which ones, why
Robert E. Lee on the federal holiday for Civil Rights leader ... Alabama has a state holiday for Confederate President ...
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Alabama and Mississippi will also honor Robert E. Lee on Martin Luther King Jr. Day
But in Alabama and Mississippi, Monday is also Robert E. Lee Day in honor of ... and mark the birthday of Confederate President Jefferson Davis. South Carolina marks Confederate Memorial Day ...
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Two states still honor Robert E. Lee on Martin Luther King Day. See which ones, why
Robert E. Lee on the federal holiday for Civil ... Alabama has a state holiday for Confederate President Jefferson Davis on the first Monday in June, but Mississippi pairs it with Memorial Day ...