Every year, the state of Florida observes the birth of Confederate General Robert E. Lee as an official state holiday.

Robert E. Lee's birthday is one of three Confederate ... The effort picked up steam after the murder of George Floyd and the rise in Black Lives Matter protests around the country calling ...

South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson is renewing accusation that Charleston County schools violated state law when it ...

Leaders of both parties honored 100 Black lawmakers from the Reconstruction era, then turned to modern battles over ...

At the state Capitol, a few blocks to the north, where a statue of Governor (and Senator ... and Young, Vivian, and Lee, all of whom were sitting behind King, leaned forward to hear the conversation.

There was no George Floyd statue erected at the National Mall, therefore no statue to be dismantled. The claim first appeared on a website that says it publishes satirical content. This article ...

“Grant,” one user wrote with an expressionless emoji. “It’s time to return Edward Valentine’s statue of Robert E. Lee to the Capitol.” Internet culture is chaotic—but we’ll break ...

But in Alabama and Mississippi, Monday is also Robert E. Lee Day in honor of the Confederate general. The two states recognize King and Lee on the third Monday in January. Their state governments ...

Robert E. Lee Day was originally celebrated by states in the South for decades following the Civil War, but was abandoned by most after President Ronald Reagan designated the third Monday in ...