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 ...

Mississippi and Alabama are the only two states that still celebrate Confederate Gen.Robert E ... including Lee’s home state of Virginia, has dropped those recognitions. According to the ...

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 ...

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Most, including Lee's home state of Virginia ... and Tennessee calls it Confederate Decoration Day. Alabama has a state holiday for Confederate President Jefferson Davis on the first Monday ...