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On MLK Day, Two Versions Of The South Collide

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This year, the holiday celebrating Martin Luther King Jr.’s vision for America falls on the birthday of Robert E. Lee. It’s unsettling, but it’s fitting, too.

Published Jan. 19 2015 5:45AM EST

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