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Nashville should remember the dark elements of its past. But when naming streets and schools, it should recognize those with ...
Robert E. Lee High School in Montgomery opened in 1955 and would remain all-white for nine years. Jefferson Davis High School was named a decade later.
The descendants of Robert E. Lee, Jefferson Davis, and Stonewall Jackson are speaking out about statues of their notorious Confederate ancestors.
In a 5-2 vote, the board approved renaming Jefferson Davis High School to Dr. Percy Julian High School and Robert E. Lee High School to JAG High School, after the first initial of the last names ...
The Montgomery County Board of Education voted Tuesday night to change the names of Jefferson Davis, Robert E. Lee, and Sidney Lanier high schools — each named after men who were members of the ...
In 1957, Lee High School opened in Huntsville, Alabama. It was named for Lee Highway, which ran in front of one campus – which in turn was named after Confederate General Robert E. Lee.
Democratic lawmakers in Florida have filed bills to repeal state holidays for Confederate President Jefferson Davis, left, and Gen. Robert E. Lee. It's unlikely the bills will be heard in the House.
The Georgia chapter of a Confederacy group has filed a lawsuit against a state park over an exhibit on slavery, segregation, ...
Confederate Memorial Day and Lee's birthday were enshrined in Florida law in 1895, 30 years after the end of the Civil War. Jefferson Davis Day was added in 1905.
Actors who played the role of Gen. Robert E. Lee: George Duthie [Broadway] ...
Mississippi observes Jefferson Davis' birthday, combined with Memorial Day, as a state holiday. This is one of three Confederate holidays observed in Mississippi, including Robert E. Lee/MLK Day ...
And when Satsuma split from Mobile County Schools in 2011 to create its own school system, Robert E. Lee Elementary changed districts, but kept its name.