States slowly added the day to their roster of state holidays. Alabama and Mississippi in the 1980s adopted Martin Luther King Day as a state holiday, adding it to their existing day honoring Lee.

King’s daughter, Bernice King, responded to a post by Griffin that said, “We need more people ready to build bridges between ...

Martin Luther King Day is a celebration of the late civil rights leader, taking place on the 3rd Monday in January. However, two states celebrate another historical figure on the same day ...

Alabama and Mis­sis­sippi will also honor Robert E. Lee on Martin Luther King Jr. Day BY Associated Press Alabama PUBLISHED 4:30 PM ET Jan. 19, 2025 ...

The U.S. is set to mark Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the federal holiday set aside to honor the life of the civil rights icon. But in Alabama and Mississippi, Monday is also Robert E. Lee Day in ...

Two U.S. states honor Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee on the federal holiday for Civil Rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. Do you know which ones? This year, the state and federal holiday also ...

The U.S. is set to mark Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the federal holiday set aside to honor the life of the civil rights icon.

The U.S. is set to mark Martin Luther King Jr. Day, but in two states, Monday is also Robert E. Lee Day in honor of the Confederate general.

The U.S. is set to mark Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the federal holiday set aside to honor the life of the civil rights icon. But in Alabama and Mississippi, Monday is also Robert E. Lee Day in ...