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

Alabama and Mississippi in the 1980s adopted Martin Luther King Day as a state holiday, adding it to their existing day honoring Lee. Some other southern states at one time also had a joint ...

But in Alabama and Mississippi, Monday is also Robert E ... In the years after the Civil War, white politicians in southern states created multiple holidays to honor Confederate leaders and ...