Confederate Memorial Day
noun
: any of several days appointed for the commemoration of members of the armed forces of the Confederate States of America who died during the American Civil War
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Louisiana in 2022 struck Robert E. Lee Day and Confederate Memorial Day from the list of official state holidays.
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CBS News, 20 Jan. 2025
Frances Benjamin Johnston/Library of Congress—Getty Images Confederate Memorial Day rose concurrently with Memorial Day
After the Civil War, many white Southerners refused to participate in Memorial Day, according to Domby.
—Rebecca Schneid, TIME, 26 May 2024
Other bills sought to remove Confederate Memorial Day as a state holiday, and to shift or remove a state holiday in remembrance of Confederate General Robert E. Lee, which currently falls on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.
—Rebecca Griesbach | Rgriesbach@al.com, al, 16 June 2023
The birthdays of Confederate General Robert E. Lee and Confederate President Jefferson Davis, as well as Confederate Memorial Day, have been legal holidays in Florida for more than a century.
—Kyle Wood, sun-sentinel.com, 9 Mar. 2021
On Confederate Memorial Day, Leo meets Mary Phagan (Erin Rose Doyle, making her Broadway debut).
—Emlyn Travis, EW.com, 17 Mar. 2023
Alabama also recognizes Confederate Memorial Day on April 24 and Jefferson Davis’ Birthday on June 5.
—al, 12 Jan. 2023
Neither Confederate Memorial Day nor the day honoring Gen. Robert E. Lee have been observed in Louisiana for years.
—From Usa Today Network and Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 26 May 2022
The statue was built by T.M. Brady and dedicated on Confederate Memorial Day in 1894 to honor the 3,000 unknown Confederate dead resting in Oakland Cemetery.
—J.d. Capelouto, ajc, 17 Aug. 2021
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CBS News, 20 Jan. 2025
Frances Benjamin Johnston/Library of Congress—Getty Images Confederate Memorial Day rose concurrently with Memorial Day
After the Civil War, many white Southerners refused to participate in Memorial Day, according to Domby.
—Rebecca Schneid, TIME, 26 May 2024
Other bills sought to remove Confederate Memorial Day as a state holiday, and to shift or remove a state holiday in remembrance of Confederate General Robert E. Lee, which currently falls on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.
—Rebecca Griesbach | Rgriesbach@al.com, al, 16 June 2023
The birthdays of Confederate General Robert E. Lee and Confederate President Jefferson Davis, as well as Confederate Memorial Day, have been legal holidays in Florida for more than a century.
—Kyle Wood, sun-sentinel.com, 9 Mar. 2021
On Confederate Memorial Day, Leo meets Mary Phagan (Erin Rose Doyle, making her Broadway debut).
—Emlyn Travis, EW.com, 17 Mar. 2023
Alabama also recognizes Confederate Memorial Day on April 24 and Jefferson Davis’ Birthday on June 5.
—al, 12 Jan. 2023
Neither Confederate Memorial Day nor the day honoring Gen. Robert E. Lee have been observed in Louisiana for years.
—From Usa Today Network and Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 26 May 2022
The statue was built by T.M. Brady and dedicated on Confederate Memorial Day in 1894 to honor the 3,000 unknown Confederate dead resting in Oakland Cemetery.
—J.d. Capelouto, ajc, 17 Aug. 2021
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“Confederate Memorial Day.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Confederate%20Memorial%20Day. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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