MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) Alabama and Mississippi closed most government offices Monday for Confederate Memorial Day as efforts have stalled to abolish state holidays that honor the old Confederacy. Legislation has been introduced in the ongoing Alabama legislative session to remove, alter or rename Confederate-related holidays, but the effort has so far gained little traction. […]
Alabama and Mississippi closed most government offices Monday for Confederate Memorial Day even as Alabama lawmakers want to ban "divisive concepts" from being.
Alabama and Mississippi closed most government offices Monday for confederate Memorial Day as efforts have stalled to abolish state holidays that honor the old confederacy.