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  1. 01-19-2015, 12:02 #1
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    Default Happy Confederate Hero's Day

    January 19th is Confederate Hero's Day in Texas.

    In honor of all those who served in the Southern cause.

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    They don't care much for Dr King down there, do they?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Ridge View Post
    They don't care much for Dr King down there, do they?
    Why do you think it's about race? BTW, the civil war happened a few years before MLK was around...
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    Back in Virginia, the official holiday used to be Lee-Jackson-King day. They separated them into Lee-Jackson day and the federal MLK day since I moved from there.
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    Quote Originally Posted by HoneyBadger View Post
    Why do you think it's about race? BTW, the civil war happened a few years before MLK was around...
    Apples & Oranges
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    Happy Confederate Hero's Day!

    Juneteenth (June 19) is when TX celebrates the freeing of the slaves.
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    Quote Originally Posted by HoneyBadger View Post
    Why do you think it's about race? BTW, the civil war happened a few years before MLK was around...
    Yeah, and TX adopted the holiday before MLK Day was made a holiday, but I think that MLK's work is more important to the US than these guys. And Texas wasn't even involved in the Civil War. Not even a part of the US at the time.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Ridge View Post
    Yeah, and TX adopted the holiday before MLK Day was made a holiday, but I think that MLK's work is more important to the US than these guys. And Texas wasn't even involved in the Civil War. Not even a part of the US at the time.

    History is hard for some.
    If you're really interested in the facts, and not what you've maybe heard somewhere, try Googling "Texas Civil War" - heck, even Wikipedia has some insight if you're in a hurry.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Ridge View Post
    Yeah, and TX adopted the holiday before MLK Day was made a holiday, but I think that MLK's work is more important to the US than these guys. And Texas wasn't even involved in the Civil War. Not even a part of the US at the time.
    http://www.texasmilitaryforcesmuseum...rtham/4345.htm
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    Quote Originally Posted by Ridge View Post
    And Texas wasn't even involved in the Civil War. Not even a part of the US at the time.
    Too stunned to even face-palm on this one....
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