April 27 was Confederate Memorial Day in Mississippi.Mississippi is not alone in observing this state holiday.

South Carolina observes Confederate Memorial Day and it is even a state holiday. Here's why it is still around.

Mississippi observes 'Confederate Memorial Day' on April 27. Learn why the state still honors the Civil War dead.

South Carolina state offices were closed Monday for Confederate Memorial Day. The holiday falls on May 10 each year, which ...

Several Southern states still treat it as a holiday. But only four states honor the South's Civil War dead with a day off for public workers. The Magnolia State takes it a step further and celebrates ...

The fourth Monday in April is a state-recognized holiday known as Confederate Memorial Day. Alabama is one of four states that officially recognize the 250,000 Confederate soldiers who lost their ...

Mississippi law allows cities to replace Confederate Memorial Day with alternatives. Municipalities like Greenville and Jackson observe Juneteenth in its place. State leaders continue to support ...

Florida still observes three Confederate holidays, including Robert E. Lee's birthday and Confederate Memorial Day. Here's why.

One morning this week, I rode the elevator up to my desk with a well-dressed young Black woman who had kindly keyed open the ...

A native of Louisiana, I was not reared in Alabama and had never heard of "Yankee Memorial Day." But for some in the Deep South, it was a very real notion. The Ladies' Memorial Association, one of the ...