Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. On Monday, Jan. 19, Americans honor the legacy of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr,, a civil rights icon who devoted his life to ...

While most of the U.S. observes Martin Luther King Jr. Day on the third Monday of January, two Southern states also officially recognize Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee on the same date. Other Southern ...

Today is Martin Luther King Jr. Day in Alabama. But alongside honors for the slain civil rights leader is recognition for Civil War general Robert E. Lee. Alabama and Mississippi are the only states ...

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? Several states in the South still celebrate ...

LEXINGTON, Va. – People gathered in Lexington on Friday to celebrate Lee-Jackson Day. While it is no longer a state holiday, many in the area come together ahead of Martin Luther King Jr. Day to honor ...

Florida recognizes the birthdays of both Martin Luther King, Jr. and Confederate General Robert E. Lee on the same day in January. Florida law still includes three Confederate holidays: Robert E.