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A list of 2015 state holidays on Georgia’s website proclaims Robert E. Lee’s birthday on January 19, but notes it will be observed on November 27. It also lists Confederate Memorial Day on ...
ATLANTA — While the Confederate battle emblem is being removed from the Mississippi state flag, Georgia has had its own very tumultuous history with its own flag -- especially since 1956 ...
On Monday, some states will honor those who fought for the Confederacy against the United States in the Civil War. Are ...
One such vandalism was the catalyst for the removal of the Confederate monument that stood outside the Gwinnett County Courthouse in Lawrenceville. The stone monument, inscribed with “1861-1865 ...
The engraved Georgia memorial is America's largest Confederate monument. Stone Mountain Confederate Memorial, often called “the granddaddy of all Confederate monuments,” is once again at the ...
In 2019, Georgia passed a law that prohibits anyone, including local officials, from removing, defacing or changing Confederate monuments. Soon after, some local governments erected contextual ...
But Georgia law bans officials from simply removing some of the Confederate tributes, and “bold” is the last word many would use for Stone Mountain Park’s response to changing times.
Confederate Memorial Day will be celebrated in multiple states on Monday. What is it and will Georgia celebrate it? Here's what we know: Confederate Memorial Day was created in Georgia on April 26 ...