Jefferson Davis Birthday

Alabama remains the last state to hold onto its legal holiday for the birth of Confederate President Jefferson Davis.

Robert E. Lee Day

Also called Lee's Birthday, is a public holiday commemorating the birth of the Confederate general Robert E. Lee, observed each year on the third Monday in January. The holiday is observed in the U.S. South, particularly in Alabama and Mississippi.

Although Lee's actual January 19 birthdate remains a legal holiday in the Florida statute books, by and large it is not observed. Alabama and Mississippi, celebrate it together with Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. Arkansas combined the observance of Robert E. Lee Day with Martin Luther King, Jr. Day in 1985, after two years of requiring state employees to select between the two holidays or their own birthday as a day off from work. In 2017, it passed a law removing General Lee's name from the January holiday and instead establishing a state memorial day on the second Saturday of October in honor of Lee. Robert E. Lee Day is also celebrated in Tennessee.

Confederate History & Heritage Month

Confederate History Month is a month designated by seven state governments in the Southern United States for the purpose of recognizing and honoring the history of the Confederate States of America. April has traditionally been chosen, as Confederate Memorial Day falls during that month in many of these states. The designation of a month as Confederate History Month began in 1994. Five states officially celebrate/celebrated this in April: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas, and Virginia.