The U.S. is marking Martin Luther King Day, a federal holiday. But in Alabama and Mississippi, it's also Robert E. Lee Day, ...

Mississippi and Alabama are the last states to celebrate Confederate general Robert E. Lee alongside Civil Rights icon Martin ...

Two U.S. states still honor Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee on the federal holiday set aside for Civil Rights leader Martin ...

Robert E. Lee at age 31, then a young Lieutenant of ... closely followed by Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana and Texas. From his post in Texas, Lee writes home to his son Custis ...

Robert E. Lee's birthday is one of three Confederate ... there are 12 counties in the U.S. named "Lee," all in Southern states: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky ...

The debate over these holiday observances continues to evolve, reflecting broader national conversations about historical ...

King was born on Jan. 15, 1929. 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 ...

King was born on Jan. 15, 1929. When the federal holiday was adopted in the 1980s, Mississippi and Alabama lawmakers opted to add it to an existing holiday honoring Confederate general Robert E. Lee.