Mississippi HB371 removes Confederate Memorial Day as a legal state holiday.
Mississippi HB371 amends the Mississippi Code to revise state holidays, specifically removing Confederate Memorial Day as a legal holiday. The bill maintains other holidays such as New Year's Day, Martin Luther King, Jr.'s birthday, Washington's birthday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Veterans' Day, Mardi Gras Day, and others. The bill also designates special days of recognition for events and figures such as Hernando de Soto, Mississippi Musicians Month, and Tuskegee Airmen Day.
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