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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 ...
What to know about SC's controversial state holiday: Confederate Memorial Day is in May:
South Carolina is one of only four states to observe the day as a state holiday, celebrating the lives of soldiers who fought ...
Today is Confederate Memorial Day. Why does MS still celebrate it, and what does it mean?
Mississippi will celebrate Confederate Memorial Day on Monday, April 28 this year. Only four states still honor the Civil War dead with a day off for public workers, though others still treat it as a ...
More than 2,000 Confederate symbols still standing across the U.S., report says
More than 2,000 Confederate symbols are still standing in public spaces across the U.S., according to a report released ...
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Saturday is Confederate Memorial Day in Florida. Why does Florida still celebrate it?
Florida state law goes into some detail to protect the Confederate flag as much as the state one. In Florida Statute 256.051, it says: 'It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation to ...
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Monday is Confederate Memorial Day. Why does MS still celebrate it and what does it mean?
Mississippi celebrates Confederate Memorial Day as a state holiday, one of only a few states to do so. The holiday is observed on the last Monday of April and commemorates Confederate soldiers who ...