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  • Virginia could add Election Day as a state holiday, lose Lee-Jackson Day (per Governor CoonMan Northam)

    01/07/2020 11:40:56 AM PST · by Perseverando · 16 replies
    WTVR.com ^ | January 06, 2020 | CAMERON THOMPSON AND WEB STAFF
    RICHMOND, Va. -- Governor Ralph Northam (D - Virginia) wants to see the Commonwealth end its recognition of Lee-Jackson Day. Celebrated in Virginia on the Friday before Martin Luther King Jr. Day each January, Lee-Jackson Day honors Confederate Generals Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson. "I don't think there's any secret that it's in honor of two individuals who fought to prolong slavery which is not a proud aspect of Virginia's history," Governor Northam said Monday after announcing his support for a proposal to establish Election Day as a new state holiday. "I think we need to move forward and...