The Lost Cause’s protagonist was Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee, the sainted figure of the white South. While he did win several battles in 1862 and early 1863, U.S. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant destroyed ...

Robert E. Lee's birthday is one of three Confederate ... commemoration of the Confederate states and move it to museums and history books. Confederate monuments have been removed, nine military ...

Day, some of the president’s most extreme supporters chose to celebrate Confederate general and slaveowner Robert E. Lee instead. Alabama and Mississippi have recognized Robert E. Lee Day as a ...

But in Alabama and Mississippi, Monday is also Robert E. Lee Day in honor of the Confederate general. The two states recognize King and Lee on the third Monday in January. Their state governments ...

The U.S. is set to mark Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the federal holiday set aside to honor the life of the civil rights icon.But in Alabama and Mississippi, Monday is also Robert E. Lee Day in honor ...

But in Alabama and Mississippi, Monday is also Robert E. Lee Day in honor of the Confederate general. The two states recognize King and Lee on the third Monday in January. Their state governments ...