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

On Sunday, Jan. 19, the state of Florida officially honors the birth of a man who led armies to fight against the United States of America. Robert E. Lee's birthday is one of three Confederate ...

Mississippi is one of two states that recognizes Martin Luther King Junior Day as a dual holiday, shared with Robert E. Lee.

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

On Monday, as President Donald Trump’s inauguration coincided with Martin Luther King Jr. Day, some of the president’s most extreme supporters chose to celebrate Confederate general and slaveowner ...

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 ...

Before him there was General Robert E. Lee, a groundhog named for the Confederate ... Georgia until it closed in 2017. Groundhog Day is celebrated every Feb. 2, the same day as Candlemas, in ...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — 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 on the federal holiday for Civil Rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. Do you know which ones? This year, the state and federal holiday also falls on Inauguration Day for President ...