Martin Luther King Jr. Day is the federal holiday honoring slain Civil Rights leader. Two U.S. states, including Mississippi, also honor Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee on the same day. Several states ...

On Monday, Jan. 19, Americans honor the legacy of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr,, a civil rights icon who devoted his life to ending racism and segregation through nonviolence before he was ...

The Stone of Hope is a memorial in Washington, D.C. featuring a large granite carving of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. Tim Mossholder via Unsplash Mississippi is one of two U.S. states ...

While most of the U.S. observes Martin Luther King Jr. Day on the third Monday of January, two Southern states also officially recognize Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee on the same date. Other Southern ...

Florida also made Martin Luther King, Jr. Day a state holiday in 1978, the 11th state to do so, six years before President Ronald Reagan made MLK Day a federal holiday in 1983. Here's what to know.

LEXINGTON, Va. – People gathered in Lexington on Friday to celebrate Lee-Jackson Day. While it is no longer a state holiday, many in the area come together ahead of Martin Luther King Jr. Day to honor ...

Florida still observes three Confederate holidays, including Robert E. Lee's birthday and Confederate Memorial Day. Here's why.