President Ronald Reagan in 1983 signed legislation ... “There are fundamental difference between General Lee and Dr. King. The Confederate general, he fought the preserve slavery and uphold ...

President Ronald Reagan in 1983 signed legislation ... "There are fundamental difference between General Lee and Dr. King. The Confederate general, he fought the preserve slavery and uphold ...

Mississippi and Alabama are the only two states that still celebrate Confederate Gen.Robert E. Lee’s birthday alongside ... by most after President Ronald Reagan designated the third Monday ...

President Ronald Reagan in 1983 signed legislation ... "There are fundamental difference between General Lee and Dr. King. The Confederate general, he fought to preserve slavery and uphold the ...

Lee Day as a state holiday since the early 1900s, later combining it with the federal celebration of King, which President Ronald Reagan ... the Union in 1865. The general’s personal opinions ...

President Ronald Regan signed the bill creating ... opted to add it to an existing holiday honoring Confederate general Robert E. Lee. Many states in the South initially adopted this approach.