Cenk Uygur
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MLK Shares Holiday with Robert E. Lee in Deep South
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January 24, 2013
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4:09Now Playing"Schools around the country close in remembrance of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. But schools in the Deep South are also observing the birthday of Confederate General, Robert E. Lee. Mississippi, Arkansas, Georgia and Alabama all officially roll the holidays together and leave it to schools to communicate the confusing marriage to students. A Mississippi community college decided to name the combination "Heritage Day." Ask what Heritage Day is and hear the response.
"Umm..."
"I'm not sure."
"To be honest, I don't know."
"A day we get out of class!"*
In some places in the south, Martin Luther King Jr. Day is celebrated in tandem with Robert E. Lee's birthday. Is this history, or an excuse to blot out the civil rights leader's accomplishments? Cenk Uygur and Ana Kasparian break it down.
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