The tarnished reputation of his once-great father will haunt Robert E. Lee for the rest of his life. Robert's older brother Carter goes to Harvard, leaving Robert to care for his invalid mother ...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The U.S. is set to mark Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the federal holiday set aside to honor the life of the civil rights icon. But in Alabama and Mississippi, Monday is also ...

Lee. Congress dedicated the Arlington House in 1925 to honor Robert E. Lee and his outspoken efforts to reunite the country after the Civil War. The Arlington Memorial Bridge, built in 1932, connects ...

Every year, the state of Florida observes the birth of Confederate General Robert E. Lee as an official state holiday.

Read full article: Talks of renaming of Robert E. Lee High School lead to larger discussion HOUSTON – An advisory committee that was formed following the debate over the name of Robert E.

The U.S. is marking Martin Luther King Day, the federal holiday set aside to honor the life of the civil rights icon. But in Alabama and Mississippi, Monday is also Robert E. Lee Day in honor of ...

Robert E. Lee's birthday is one of three Confederate ... ancestors who fought to defend states' rights and their way of life. There was another surge in response to civil rights expansion in ...