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Alabama disgraces itself by continuing to honor a traitor on MLK Day

No decent person could ever seriously justify honoring Robert E. Lee at all, much less on the same day the state honors MLK.
January 19, 2026

MLK Day: A time for change

Today, as the nation celebrates MLK Day, Alabama still tacks Robert E. Lee onto its observances. But it’s time to end that practice as a new generation deserves to see a better Alabama. Alabama Code, Title 1. General Provisions § 1-3-8 enumerates the state’s legal public holidays, which lists the third Monday in January as … Continued
January 20, 2020

Thursday is the 156th anniversary of the end of the siege at Vicksburg

On July 4, 1863 Confederate Lieutenant General John Pemberton surrendered the Mississippi town of Vicksburg and the Confederate fortifications there to Major General Ulysses S. Grant. The fall of Vicksburg combined with the fall of Port Hudson five days later gave the Union Army complete control of the Mississippi River and cut the South in … Continued
July 4, 2019

Alabama’s continued honoring of Robert Lee is a slap in the face to black Americans

Today, the State of Alabama will honor two men. One was a man who advocated for peace and justice, who led peaceful protests and demanded non-violent resistance to abhorrent mistreatment of Americans based solely on the color of their skin. All across America, people will celebrate the life and work of Dr. Martin Luther King … Continued
January 21, 2019

Today is Martin Luther King Jr. Day

Today is the national Martin Luther King Jr. state and federal holiday. Banks, schools, government offices, and some businesses will be closed today in solemn observance of King’s life and legacy. King was a Montgomery pastor and civil rights leader in the 1950s and 1960s, who rose to national prominence with the Montgomery Bus Boycott. … Continued
January 21, 2019