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Southern states hold Confederate holidays as Juneteenth gains federal status
Fourteen U.S. congressmen opposed Juneteenth becoming a national holiday citing cost concerns. The piece notes long-standing Confederate observances in Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, and Texas, where lawmakers debate and sometimes adjust holiday calendars. It highlights Alabama and Mississippi continuing combined MLK and Confederate observances and Texas allowing a Confederate Heroes Day off for state workers. As Juneteenth expands nationwide, 48 states now observe it in some form, with many keeping Confederate holidays.
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U.S
Galveston
Texas
Abraham Lincoln
Georgia
Joseph Johnson
William Sherman
Bennett Place
N.C
Dylann Roof
Charleston
S.C
Nathan Deal
Robert E. Lee
South Carolina
Mississippi
Alabama
Jefferson Davis
Davis
Florida
Kentucky
Tennessee
Martin Luther King, Jr
Lee
Senate
House
Mo Brooks
R-Ala
Andy Biggs
R-Ariz
Scott DesJarlais
Calif
Matt Rosendale
R-Mont
Ronny Jackson
Thomas Massie
Andrew Clyde
Charles Young
Jeff Tate
Chip Roy
Roy
Gordon Granger
Virginia
Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson
Charlottesville
Arkansas
Asa Hutchinson
King
NPR
Filecnhi
Cullman County
Ala