Robert E. Lee was a central character in America's defining national trauma, the Civil War. These images explore other facets of his life, from the young boy coping with the abandonment of an ...

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

Robert E. 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 ...

Robert E. Lee on the federal holiday for Civil Rights leader Martin ... June 3 is when Kentucky and Tennessee honor the dead ...

(AP) — 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. But in Alabama and Mississippi, Monday is also Robert E. Lee Day ..

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.

Alabama and Mississippi Will Also Honor Robert E ... have January birthdays. Lee was born Jan. 19, 1807. King was born Jan. 15, 1929. In the years after the Civil War, white politicians in ...

Robert E. Lee on the federal holiday for Civil Rights ... June 3 is when Kentucky and Tennessee honor the dead from the Civil War, and Tennessee calls it Confederate Decoration Day.

The U.S. is marking Martin Luther King Day, the federal holiday set aside to honor the life of the civil rights icon. But in Alabama and Mississippi, Monday is also Robert E. Lee Day in honor of ...

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. But in Alabama and Mississippi, Monday is also Robert E. Lee Day in ...