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Today is Confederate Memorial Day. Why does MS still celebrate it, and what does it mean?
Mississippi honors those who fought for the Confederacy against the United States in the Civil War. Who tried to drop the ...
Monday is Confederate Memorial Day. Why does MS still celebrate it and what does it mean?
Mississippi honors those who fought for the Confederacy against the United States in the Civil War. Who tried to drop the ...
The Clarion-Ledger6d
Monday is Confederate Memorial Day. Why does MS still celebrate it and what does it mean?
Mississippi also celebrates Robert E. Lee Day on the same day as Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Mississippi will celebrate Confederate Memorial Day soon. Only four states still honor the Civil War ...
What is Confederate Memorial Day and what is closed for the state-recognized holiday?
ALABAMA (WHNT) — The fourth Monday in April is a state-recognized holiday, meaning state offices and courts are closed. Today, April 28, is what is known as Confederate Memorial Day. Alabama is one of ...
What to know about SC's controversial state holiday: Confederate Memorial Day is in May:
South Carolina is one of only four states to observe the day as a state holiday, celebrating the lives of soldiers who fought ...
The Greenville News4d
What to know about SC's controversial state holiday: Confederate Memorial Day is in May:
Texas commemorates Confederate Heroes' Day on Jan. 19 in conjunctions with observance of birthdays of Robert E. Lee and Stonewall ... its proximity to Martin Luther King Jr. Day, which is observed ...
The New York Times5d
Trump Administration Seeks Artists for ‘Garden of Heroes’ Statues
Those selected would receive up to $200,000 to create one of the 250 sculptures, which will be paid for in part with canceled grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities. By Jennifer ...