Thought it was Martin Luther King Jr. Day?
Not in Virginia, where it’s Lee-Jackson Day. That will take you to Gov. Warner’s 2004 proclamation celebrating Lee-Jackson Day.
Unreal. I didn’t realize it was all that contentious to name a holiday for a civil rights leader who was later shot in the head for standing up for what he believed in. Apparently, it’s a giant deal to Virginia, who chose to name the day for Stonewall Jackson and Robert E. Lee, prominent figures in the Civil War, er, War of Northern Aggression…
Pardon me for saying, but this is fucked up. Sure we don’t have the parade for Martin today, we’re having it in April instead, but instead of honoring the memory of a man who sought to equalized rights between the races, we’re honoring generals who fought to protect the difference between them.
That’s fucked up.
This post appeared in its original form at DC Metblogs
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