On Monday, as President Donald Trump’s inauguration coincided with Martin Luther King Jr. Day, some of the president’s most extreme supporters chose to celebrate Confederate general and slaveowner Robert E. Lee instead.

Martin Luther King Day is a celebration of the late civil rights leader, taking place on the 3rd Monday in January. However, two states celebrate another historical figure on the same day, confederate general Robert E.

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 Alabama and Mississippi, Monday is also Robert E. Lee Day in honor of the Confederate general.

A MLK Jr. Walk on Monday will provide an opportunity for reflection from the Heartland Conservation Alliance and KC Parks. It will begin at 9 a.m. at MLK Jr. Square Park at Woodland Avenue and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard in Kansas City, and end at the Bruce R. Watkins Cultural Heritage Center, 3700 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.

The U.S. is marking Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the federal holiday set aside to honor the life of the civil rights icon, on Monday. But in

The debate over these holiday observances continues to evolve, reflecting broader national conversations about historical memory.

This is an opinion cartoon. “The day on which we celebrate Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday will also be one of the darkest and most shameful days in the history of this nation, when the man who attempted a coup against the United States will be sworn in for the second time as president.

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At the annual breakfast sponsored by the Martin Luther King Jr. Lynchburg Community Council on Monday, Lynchburg Mayor Larry Taylor read a proclamation issued by the city in honor of King, who was born in Atlanta on Jan.

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Donald Trump's inauguration will steal the thunder, but Monday also is Martin Luther King Jr. Day. This is only the third time the federal holiday—always on the third Monday in January—has coincided with a presidential inauguration,