Most people don’t know this, but Alabama “celebrates” Martin Luther King, Jr. Day and Robert E. Lee Day on the third Monday in January. But it doesn’t have to be this way.

A simple fix would be to move Lee’s day to his birthday (January 19) or to the next Monday, but State Representative Chris England (D-Tuscaloosa) wants to end it altogether, which seems unlikely.

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Dale Jackson is a contributing writer to Yellowhammer News and hosts a talk show from 5-9AM weekdays on WVNN and on Talk 99.5 from 10AM to noon.