Lee is preparing to host the Smithsonian’s “Voices & Votes” exhibit, kicking off six weeks of local events that ask what ...

Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee's great-great grandson condemned last weekend's deadly attack in Charlottesville, Va. as "sad" and "senseless" and suggesting that it would be "appropriate" to move ...

Using innovative cartographic tools, she has cast fresh light on hoary historical debates—What was Robert E. Lee thinking at Gettysburg ... according to a journalist she quotes, looked ...

But in Alabama and Mississippi, Monday is also Robert E. Lee Day in honor of the Confederate general. The two states recognize King and Lee on the third Monday in January. Their state governments ...

Lee instead. Alabama and Mississippi have recognized Robert E. Lee Day as a state holiday since the early 1900s, later combining it with the federal celebration of King, which President Ronald ...

Robert E. Lee's birthday is one of three Confederate ... the evils of slavery and cast the leaders of the Confederacy as inspirational heroes. Southern textbooks altered historical facts in ...

Sheryl Lee Ralph says her love of acting started at a young age. During a Feb. 25 appearance on "Sunday Sitdown With Willie Geist," Ralph said she started to love acting after she participated in ...

The statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee that once stood in Charlottesville, Virginia, was secretly melted down at a ceremonial event. After both cultural and legal battles, the statue of ...

Among these quips, you'll find quotes from luminaries like Eleanor ... repeated day in and day out.” ― Robert Collier “What could we accomplish if we knew we could not fail?” ...

Nearly a century after it was built, two neon signs with Robert E. Lee’s name still shine over downtown, serving as a reminder to the city’s secessionist past. The Express-News invited ...