Lee was born on Jan. 19, 1807 in Virginia and died Oct. 12, 1870. King was born on Jan. 15, 1929. Efforts to designate a holiday for King began shortly after his assassination on April 4, 1968.

Martin Luther King Jr. on the power of voting 01:34. The U.S. is marking Martin Luther King Day, the federal holiday set aside to honor the life of the civil rights icon.But in Alabama and ...

King was born on Jan. 15, 1929. In 2 states, MLK Day also honors Robert E. Lee. When the federal holiday was adopted in the 1980s, Mississippi and Alabama lawmakers opted to add it to an existing ...

As the country celebrates Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Monday, two states will observe a different holiday: King-Lee Day, which commemorates both King and Confederate general Robert E. Lee.

In Arkansas, civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. is celebrated on the same day as Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee. The incongruity is not lost on all. A bill supported by civil rights groups ...

But if you happen to live in Arkansas, Alabama, or Mississippi, then it’s Martin Luther King Day and Robert E. Lee Day. This might come as a surprise to people familiar with these iconic men.

“Martin Luther King, Jr. and Robert E. Lee were two men with totally different agendas, ... Martin Luther King Jr. Day is a federal holiday that’s observed on the third Monday in January.

Alabama’s long practice of celebrating a joint Martin Luther King Jr./Robert E. Lee Day continues, despite efforts to separate the two.

Every state celebrates Martin Luther King Jr. Day, ... And in 1904, Robert E. Lee Day became “Lee-Jackson Day” after Virginia added Confederate Gen. Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson to the holiday.

This is especially true for the debate that has raged for decades between those seeking to honor the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. on the same day that a handful of states salute General Robert E ...

Two U.S. states still honor Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee on the federal holiday set aside for Civil Rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. ... In 2 states, MLK Day also honors Robert E. Lee.