The Battle of Fort Fisher, N.C.

Thursday, June 10, 2010

How About Those Confederate Holidays

The June 9th Huntsville (Al) Times had an article about southern states and their celebrations of Confederate holidays.

It said that Alabama and Mississippi lead the former southern states with three days of. Alabama celebrates Jefferson Davis' birthday, Confederate memorial Day and Robert E. Lee's birthday, which is on the same day as Martin Luther King's.

Four southern states: Florida, North Carolina, Louisiana and Kentucky do not celebrate any.

Arkansas combines Lee's and King's birthdays.

South Carolina celebrates Confederate Memorial Day. Georgia has Confederate Memorial Day and Lee's birthday.

Virginia combines Lee and Jackson's birthday on the same day.

Texas has Confederate heroes Day.

Alabama Representative John Rogers says his Black Caucus will not interfere with the state's longstanding Confederate holidays because state employees, including blacks look forward to the day off and could care less about their Confederate orientation.

That's the Way to Approach It. --Old B-Runner

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