Confederate Memorial Day

noun

1. a day set aside in the South to pay tribute to those who served with the Confederate forces during the American Civil War. It is observed on April 26 in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, and Mississippi; on May 10 in North Carolina and South Carolina; on May 30 in Virginia; and on June 3 in Kentucky, Louisiana, and Tennessee.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Confederate Memorial Day¹

First recorded in 1895–1900

Example Sentences

Louisiana in 2022 removed Robert E. Lee Day and Confederate Memorial Day from the list of state holidays.

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Georgia in 2015 renamed Confederate Memorial Day to “State Holiday.”

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“There are people like me who don’t feel comfortable celebrating Confederate Memorial Day. How could I?” said Jackson, who traces his family back five generations, including three generations of slaves.

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A Juneteenth holiday bill failed in South Carolina, where Confederate Memorial Day on May 10 is a state legal holiday.

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A compromise that would have allowed state employees their choice of Juneteenth, Confederate Memorial Day or any other day off with pay didn’t get out of committee this session.

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