Two U.S. states still honor Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee on the federal holiday set aside for Civil Rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. Will that change?
The U.S. is marking Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a federal holiday. But in Alabama and Mississippi, it's also Robert E. Lee Day, in honor of the Confederate general.
MartinLutherKingJr. delivers an address at the Tomlinson High School athletic field in Kingstree, SouthCarolina, to encourage voter participation in upcoming elections in this 1966 file photo.