(AP) – A plan to end Arkansas' practice of commemorating
Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee on the same day as slain civil rights leader
Martin Luther King Jr. has won approval in the state Senate but faces an
uncertain future in the House.
The Senate on Tuesday voted 24-0 for the proposal to remove Lee from the state
holiday on the third Monday in January honoring King. Only two other states,
Alabama and Mississippi, honor the men on the same day.
The proposal, which heads to the House, designates the second Saturday in
October as a state memorial day rather than a holiday to honor Lee. The proposal
also requires the state to expand what's taught in public schools about civil
rights and the Civil War.
Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee on the same day as slain civil rights leader
Martin Luther King Jr. has won approval in the state Senate but faces an
uncertain future in the House.
The Senate on Tuesday voted 24-0 for the proposal to remove Lee from the state
holiday on the third Monday in January honoring King. Only two other states,
Alabama and Mississippi, honor the men on the same day.
The proposal, which heads to the House, designates the second Saturday in
October as a state memorial day rather than a holiday to honor Lee. The proposal
also requires the state to expand what's taught in public schools about civil
rights and the Civil War.
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