January 16, 2023

Ten southern states celebrate ML King and Confederacy on same day

 Axios- Ten states — all in the South — observe Martin Luther King Jr. Day + at least one Confederate holiday, Axios' Shoshana Gordon, Jacque Schrag and Russell Contreras report.All U.S. states honor King — a federal holiday. But the number of states also honoring the Confederacy highlights the country's struggle to reconcile its racial past. Today, Alabama and Mississippi celebrate King-Lee Day — honoring both King and Robert E. Lee, the Confederate general and slaveholder. Keep reading.

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