Alabama and Mississippi closed most government offices Monday for Confederate Memorial Day as efforts have stalled to abolish state holidays that honor the old Confederacy. Legislation has been ...

Alabama and Mississippi closed most government offices Monday for Confederate Memorial Day as efforts have stalled to abolish state holidays that honor the old Confederacy. Legislation has been ...

State offices are closed today to c ommemorate the birthday of Confederate President Jefferson Davis. June 3 is one of three in Alabama that honor Confederate leaders: Robert E. Lee’s birthday ...

News Alabama lawmakers again try to cut Confederate Memorial Day, Robert E. Lee Day from state holiday list Published: Apr. 24, 2023, 3:39 p.m.

Alabama state government offices will be closed Monday to mark the birthday of the president of the Confederacy. Jefferson Davis’ birthday is a state holiday in Alabama. Florida and Mississippi ...

It is estimated that more than 600,000 soldiers died in the Civil War, and about 260,000 of those soldiers were Confederate soldiers. The date, April 26, was chosen to mark the anniversary of ...

MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — Alabama’s port city removed a statue of a Confederate naval officer early Friday after days of protests over the police killing of George Floyd, with the mayor s… ...

MONTGOMERY, Alabama -- Two high schools in Alabama's capital, a hub of the civil rights movement, will no longer bear the names of Confederate leaders. The Montgomery County Board of Education on ...

State offices, including state courts, in Alabama are closed today for a holiday, though it’s not one most places celebrate. Monday is Confederate Memorial Day, one of three Confederate-related ...

Mississippi and Alabama closed most government offices Monday, April 24, for Confederate Memorial Day as efforts have stalled to abolish state holidays that honor the old Confederacy.