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Sorry, I'm a native Mississippian, but live in another state now. What did Mississippi do to honor Robert E. Lee yesterday?

I've had that video for years and it's fascinating. Thanks for posting. By the way, your comment "saw fit to" has the ring of criticism to it. Is there a reason for that? Lee's birthday has been a state holiday for decades. And should be.

And, to anon, nobody at the media level does jack to remember Lee. All of the Confederate Veterans groups do and so do the United Daughter's groups and a few others have quiet, unpublicized ceremonies.

You won't see it in the Clarion rag any longer although a reporter on WLBT made mention of it on last nite's news as an aside to the King celebration.

Honestly, General Lee was a very interesting figure and one worthy of us learning more about. If we spent more time reading about the events and people involved in our history, and less time worried that every word we speak or write will be subject to a measure of political correctness, we may learn that what we think we know isn’t the entire story. What would the Clarion Pamphlet write about then?

It's something we have to remember, otherwise someone will think it was a good idea.

It was an excellent idea and the only option given the circumstances.

Do we need to discuss the Emancipation Proclamation this close to the exalted Mr. King's holy day?

R E Lee was a much respected man, general, tactician, gentleman, leader. loved by his troops, respected by his enemies, he is an important figure in our history and deserves to be honored.

What the average "Southern Man" doesn't know is that Lee led the Rebels into teeth of the Union at Gettysburg and refused to back out and retreat....pretty much ended the war.

Basically went in "Charge of the Light Brigade" style and exhausted our troops. Huge tactical mistake.

I find it interesting that Robert E. Lee only became important enough for a holiday when a holiday was named for Martin Luther King, Jr.

The prejudice is obvious.

9:23 you are either very young or an idiot. Robert E. Lee has had a state holiday forever, even before MLK was born.

You are right about prejudice. Of all the famous Americans, in the history of our country, MLK is the ONLY person...the ONLY PERSON... to have a national holiday named for him.

It is because he is black. The prejudice is obvious.

10:06 how young are you? too young to remember "Washington's Birthday" and "Lincoln's Birthday"? They used to be national holidays named for a specific person.

Type all caps ONLY PERSON all you want. If you're not too younf to remember see your own post for the alternate explanation for your mistatement of fact.

Of course, the US gov decided MLK's contributions to the US was equal to those of all Presidents COMBINED when they abolished those two holidays to make room for his....

10:06. Thank you for CLARITY for our naive friend at 9:23.

Where is the mental midget at 9:23. Where is your comeback?

9:23 obviously sits at the feet of Kennuth Stokes when he recites his annual lectures at Freedom Corner. Where else could one get such convoluted distortions of facts?

How many years will pass before we're told that Lee was actually black?

8:36 tells us 'what the average Southern man doesn't know'. More importantly is what the average American doesn't know ~ about Abe Lincoln, the cause of the war and the improper notion that it was about nothing more than slavery.

The War was not an exercise in tactical maneuvers. It was a five year long struggle for life and existence under the brutal, crushing hand of the federal union of states that had not seceeded.