The Virginia House voted to strike Lee-Jackson Day from the list of state holidays. In its place, the House bill proposed that the state replace it with Election Day, the first Monday in November, instead.
This week, the Virginia House voted to strike Lee-Jackson Day from the list of state holidays. The holiday, observed on the Friday before Martin Luther King, Jr. Day in January, honors Robert E. Lee and Thomas"Stonewall" Jackson as"defenders of causes." Both men owned slaves and fought to preserve slavery in the US. In its place, the House bill proposed that the state replace it with Election Day, the first Tuesday after the First Monday in November, instead. Gov.
Supporters say Lee-Jackson Day honors historyLee-Jackson Day, founded more than 100 years ago, is observed with Civil War-themed parades, wreath layings and reenactments hosted by Confederate memorial groups, though these celebrations are increasingly unpopular. Defenders of the holiday say it honors Virginia history. Virginia judge rules Charlottesville confederate statues are war monuments protected by state law "I think Stonewall Jackson and Robert E.
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