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

Two U.S. states still honor Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee on the federal holiday set aside for Civil Rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. Will that change?

Lee instead. Alabama and Mississippi have recognized Robert E. Lee Day as a state holiday since the early 1900s, later combining it with the federal celebration of King, which President Ronald ...

Robert E. Lee on the federal holiday for Civil Rights ... the bill creating the holiday into federal law in 1983. It was first observed in 1986. King was born on Jan. 15, 1929.

Robert E. Lee's birthday is one of three Confederate ... and we’re going to get it back.” During his first term as president, Trump defended the Confederate flag as a freedom of speech issue ...

But in Alabama and Mississippi, Monday is also Robert E. Lee Day in honor of the Confederate ... in Mississippi and 27% in Alabama. King first rose to prominence in the 1950s as the leader of ...

Alabama and Mississippi Will Also Honor Robert E. Lee on Martin Luther King Jr. Day ... population in Mississippi and 27% in Alabama. King first rose to prominence in the 1950s as the leader ...

Will we have an early spring or is January's cold weather ... Named after two Confederate generals, Robert E. Lee and P.G.T. Beauregard, Beau took over from his ancestor in 1991 and now lives ...

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.