Jan. 21 - - People holding hands in front of the Alabama State Capitol as they sang "We Shall Overcome" during a program that followed Montgomery's annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Day parade on Monday, Jan. 21, 2008, in Montgomery, Ala. (Montgomery Advertiser, Lloyd Gallman)
But wait.... later that same day, also at the Capitol
Bill Anthony of Tallassee, right, and Leslie Kirk wear Civil War era clothes at a ceremony to honor legendary Confederate General Robert E. Lee at the Confederate Memorial Monument at the Alabama State Capitol Monday, Jan. 21, 2008. (Montgomery Advertiser, David Bundy)
Yes, here in Montgomery - "the Heart of Dixie" - we celebrate "MLK / Lee Day". Couldn't let MLK have the day all to himself, wouldn't want to offend anyone. Someday, I'll also take a picture of the giant rebel flag on the side of the highway on the way north to Birmingham.
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