US states celebrate Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee on the federal holiday honoring Civil Rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. Which ones? What we know

The third Monday in January honors and juxtaposes two historical figures. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day is also Robert E. Lee Day in two states.

A Mississippi lawmaker has introduced legislation to separate the state’s joint celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. and Confederate General Robert E. Lee, proposing to exclusively honor the civil rights leader on the third Monday of January.

Does Mississippi still celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr. and Gen. Robert E. Lee on the same day? Here’s what to know.

A Black woman who led a walkout to protest conditions at her segregated high school in Virginia is now immortalized in the U.S. Capitol. Her statue rests in the same space that one of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee formerly stood, and many conservatives ...