For the first time in over 100 years, Virginia won't celebrate Lee-Jackson Day - CNN - 0 views
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For the first time in more than 100 years, Lee-Jackson Day will not officially be celebrated in Virginia.The holiday, which was observed on the Friday before Martin Luther King, Jr. Day in January, celebrated Gens. Robert E. Lee and Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson as "defenders of causes." The event typically involved Civil War-themed parades, wreath layings and reenactments hosted by Confederate memorial groups.Last February, state lawmakers in Virginia passed a bill that would swap the holiday honoring the Confederate generals for Election Day.
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Confederate symbols have become increasingly unpopular for their association with pro-slavery activists and racism.
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"Virginia has a story to tell that extends far beyond glorifying the Confederacy and its participants,"
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