Mississippi honors those who fought for the Confederacy against the United States in the Civil War. Who tried to drop the state holiday?

What we think of today as the Confederate flag remains a symbol of white supremacy and antigovernment ideology.

The Confederate battle flag was replaced by a magnolia design ... Most, including Lee's home state of Virginia, have since dropped celebrating Lee, who was born on Jan. 19, 1807.

The Confederate battle flag was replaced by a magnolia design ... Most, including Lee's home state of Virginia, have since dropped celebrating Lee, who was born on Jan. 19, 1807.