COLUMBIA, S.C. – Civic leaders, activists, artists and others are celebrating, marching and paying homage Monday to Martin ... the Confederate flag from Statehouse grounds. The King Day at ...

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

A Confederate flag is still flying on the morning of ... Workers receive one day off if the holiday coincides with Martin Luther King Jr. Day. A small crowd gathered for the Confederate Memorial ...

Today marks the 30th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr. Day which was first ... an annual rally at the statehouse without the confederate flag, which was offically taken down during the summer ...

The U.S. is marking Martin Luther King Day, a federal holiday. But in Alabama and Mississippi, it's also Robert E. Lee Day, in honor of the Confederate general. For 35 years, El Cerrito has hosted ...

More than 60 years after Martin Luther King Jr. uttered 'Let freedom ... The park is lined with streets named after Confederate soldiers and Confederate flags waving on its lawns, with the large ...

The U.S. is marking Martin Luther King Day ... Lee Day in honor of the Confederate general. The two states recognize King and Lee on the third Monday in January. Their state governments created ...

A bill proposing a federal holiday honoring Martin Luther King Jr. was first introduced in 1968. It became a federal holiday in 1983 when then-President Ronald Reagan first signed a bill into law.

Two U.S. states honor Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee on the federal holiday for Civil Rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. Do you ... The length of time flags should be at half-staff after the ...

The 30-by-50-foot flag on the Teaberry Road property ... Lee, commander of a Confederate army, and Martin Luther King Jr., an African American civil rights leader. The joint celebration is held ...

The U.S. is set to mark Martin Luther King Jr. Day ... Lee Day in honor of the Confederate general. The two states recognize King and Lee on the third Monday in January. Their state governments ...