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Confederate Memorial Day is in May. Here's what to know about the controversial 'holiday.'
Greenville News via Yahoo News· 8 hours agoThose driving into South Carolina are met with quite the sight on Interstate 85. Flying atop a...
Mississippi and Alabama mark Confederate Memorial Day
The Clarion Ledger via Yahoo News· 1 year agoMississippi and Alabama closed government offices on Monday for Confederate Memorial Day as efforts...
La. Senate approves cutting Confederate Memorial Day and Robert E. Lee Day from state’s holiday list
TheGrio via Yahoo News· 2 years agoLouisiana lawmakers on Friday approved revising the state’s official holiday list to no longer...
Confederate Memorial Day out, Juneteenth in. Midlands town makes contentious holiday swap
The State McClatchy via AOL· 1 year agoThe town of Swansea is shaking up its holiday schedule in a way that’s sparking controversy....
Groups urge governor to cancel Confederate Memorial Day event at Stone Mountain Park
WSB Cox articles via Yahoo News· 1 year agoTwo groups are pushing for Gov. Brian Kemp to cancel a Confederate Memorial Day event at Stone...
Mississippi one of only four states that still celebrates Confederate Memorial Day. Why?
The Clarion Ledger via Yahoo News· 1 week agoState offices throughout Mississippi will be closed Monday in recognition of Confederate Memorial...
SC celebrates Confederate Memorial Day as a holiday, but not Juneteenth. That could change
The State McClatchy via AOL· 5 months agoA similar proposal in recent years would have allowed state employees to choose to observe either...
South Carolina gubernatorial candidate calls for end of ‘embarrassing’ Confederate Memorial Day
The Independent via Yahoo News· 2 years agoOne of the leading Democratic candidates for governor of South Carolina has renewed his calls for...
Friday is Confederate Memorial Day. Why does Florida still celebrate it and what does it mean?
Tallahassee Democrat via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoFlorida does not seem to want to let go of its Confederate heritage. On Friday, April 26, the state of Florida officially honors the Floridians who took up arms in the Confederate battle against ...
Louisiana Legislature scraps Confederate holidays more than 150 years after Civil War
The Daily Advertiser via Yahoo News· 2 years agoLouisiana will soon remove Robert E. Lee Day and Confederate Memorial Day as official state holidays...