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Alabama and Mississippi will also honor Robert E. Lee on Martin Luther King Jr. Day

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Alabama and Mississippi will also honor Robert E. Lee on Martin Luther King Jr. Day

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Not The Onion@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years ago

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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 two states, Monday is also Robert E.

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Well sure it’s racist, but it’d be more racist if they created the day and put it there solely out of spite.

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