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Today Is Confederate Memorial Day And These States Are Still Proud Losers
Along with Georgia, Mississippi recognizes Confederate Memorial Day, which Sen. Derrick Simmons calls "racist" and ...
Southern Poverty Law Center3hOpinion
Whose Heritage? Confederate statues were built to keep us in our place
Episode 2 of the Southern Poverty Law Center’s Apathy is Not an Option podcast explores how these symbols of hate got here ...
The Root on MSN1d
5 States That Insist On Celebrating Confederate Memorial Day Every... Single... Year
Every fourth Monday in April is celebrated as Confederate Memorial Day in Alabama, according to WHNT. That means today, April ...
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution26d
Confederate monuments in Atlanta Georgia: Photos and locations
Some of the memorials to the Confederacy and its leaders found in metro Atlanta's public (and some private) spaces ...
Savannah Morning News3d
Does Georgia still celebrate Confederate Memorial Day? These states will on Monday
Confederate Memorial Day was an official holiday in Georgia for a long time. Then in 2015 Gov. Nathan Deal struck it and Robert E. Lee's birthday from the state calendar following the tragic ...
Monday is Confederate Memorial Day. Why does MS still celebrate it and what does it mean?
Mississippi honors those who fought for the Confederacy against the United States in the Civil War. Who tried to drop the ...