Mississippi still officially celebrates Robert E. Lee on MLK Day. It's beyond time to stop.
Mississippi still officially celebrates Robert E. Lee on MLK Day. It’s beyond time to stop.
by Ty Seidule January 20, 2025
Today, Mississippi commemorates Martin Luther King Jr. and Robert E. Lee, together. For this son of a Mississippian, whose grandparents and great grandparents are buried in Biloxi, commemorating a Confederate is just wrong.
. . . . Honoring King is right. His non-violent protests, including his “March Against Fear” from Memphis to Jackson in 1966, worked to bring the American dream to all U.S. citizens. Felled by an assassin’s bullet in 1968, King’s life is worthy of commemoration, and by law the entire nation celebrates his life. His values are our values.
Lee and the Confederates, on the other hand, refused to accept the results of a democratic election and chose armed rebellion to destroy the country we love to create a new nation based on human bondage.
Lee deserted the U.S. Army, abrogated his oath, and killed more U.S. Army soldiers than any other enemy in our history. Lee was one of nine U.S. Army colonels from Virginia in 1861, all West Point graduates. Eight remained loyal. Only Lee chose the Confederacy and treason.
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