Mississippi and Alabama lawmakers opted to add it to an existing holiday honoring Confederate general Robert E. Lee. Many states in the South initially adopted this approach. Most, including Lee's ...

The childhood home of Robert E. Lee in Alexandria, Virginia. Courtesy: Library of Congress Anne moves her children into a small house in Alexandria after Henry is no longer able to afford the Lee ...

Robert E. Lee's birthday is one of three Confederate ... All but Alabama and Mississippi later separated them again. Virginia, Lee's home state, added King to their existing Lee-Jackson Day ...

But in Alabama and Mississippi, Monday is also Robert E. Lee Day in honor of the Confederate general. The two states recognize King and Lee on the third Monday in January. Their state governments ...

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 ...

Mr. Robert Lee Dixie, Sr., 76 of Youngstown, Ohio, transitioned from his earthly labor to his heavenly reward at St. Joe’s ...

Robert E. Lee Day was originally celebrated by states ... Jr. Every other state that formerly celebrated Lee, including Lee’s home state of Virginia, has dropped those recognitions.

Most, including Lee's home state of Virginia, have since dropped celebrating Lee, who was born on Jan. 19, 1807. The only other state celebrating Robert E. Lee Day and King together is Alabama.

Alabama and Mississippi Will Also Honor Robert E. Lee on Martin Luther King Jr. Day MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The U.S. is set to mark Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the federal holiday set aside to ...

But in Alabama and Mississippi, Monday is also Robert E. Lee Day in honor of the Confederate general. The two states recognize King and Lee on the third Monday in January. Their state governments ...