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Alabama and Mississippi mark Confederate Memorial Day

Alabama and Mississippi closed government offices on Monday for Confederate Memorial Day as efforts have stalled to abolish or rename Confederate holidays

The Independent UK · Apr 24, 2023

The states that celebrate both MLK Day and confederate holidays

Two states celebrate MLK and Robert E. Lee on the same day.

Axios · Jan 16, 2023

South Carolina gubernatorial candidate calls for end of ‘embarrassing’ Confederate Memorial Day

Democrat Joe Cunningham called the holiday “another example of how our state continues to live in the past.”

The Independent UK · May 10, 2022

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Confederate heritage group, counterprotesters face off at Stone Mountain

ATLANTA — About 200 members of the Sons of Confederate Veterans gathered at Stone Mountain on Saturday for an observation of Confederate Memorial Day, despite calls for the state-owned park to shut them down.

Tribune News Service · Apr 30, 2022

Mississippi honors Confederate month

Tate's proclamation also highlights that April 30 has been declared Confederate Memorial Day

Salon · Apr 14, 2022

DeKalb NAACP decries permit approval for Confederate event at Stone Mountain Park

ATLANTA — A Confederate Memorial Day event poised to return to Stone Mountain Park next month has garnered opposition from activists, including a local chapter of the NAACP.

Tribune News Service · Apr 6, 2022

Permit OK'd for Confederate Memorial Day event at Stone Mountain Park

ATLANTA — The Sons of Confederate Veterans plan to return to Stone Mountain Park next month for their (mostly) annual celebration of Confederate Memorial Day.

Tribune News Service · Mar 31, 2022

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South Carolina Senate votes to remove Confederate holiday

A bill that would allow state employees to take the Juneteenth holiday or any other day instead of Confederate Memorial Day has unanimously passed the South Carolina Senate

The Independent UK · Mar 1, 2022

S. Carolina considers replacing Confederate Memorial Day

A bill giving state employees in South Carolina a floating holiday to replace Confederate Memorial Day is heading to the Senate floor

The Independent UK · Feb 23, 2022

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