Robert E. Lee Day was originally celebrated by states in the South for decades following the Civil War, but was abandoned by most after President Ronald Reagan designated the third Monday in January ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. On Sunday, Jan. 19, the state of Florida officially honors the birth of a man who led armies to fight against the United States of ...
President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he’d have no problem with erecting a massive statue honoring Robert E. Lee, the Civil War general who led the South in rebellion against the United States to ...
A Black woman who led a walkout to protest conditions at her segregated high school in Virginia is now immortalized in the U.S. Capitol. Her statue rests in the same space that one of Confederate Gen.
For Americans, the first half of April should bring to mind a host of events. It was in this month in 1865 the Civil War was largely ended, and the long painful task of rebuilding the nation began. It ...
This coming Wednesday, April 9, our great Union of states will officially be celebrating the 160th Anniversary of the official End of the Civil War with General Robert E. Lee’s surrender to Lieutenant ...
The culture warriors have sued Charleston County schools (again) over a dearly departed Robert E. Lee highway marker. They say the Charleston County School District and the city are “desecrating” ...