Confederate Memorial Day

American

noun

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.

Etymology

Origin of Confederate Memorial Day

First recorded in 1895–1900

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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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Neither Confederate Memorial Day nor the day honoring the Confederate general have been observed in Louisiana for years.

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Mississippi law designates the last Monday in April as Confederate Memorial Day.

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