US EditionAlabama state offices close for Jefferson Davis' birthday
- On June 2, 2025, state government buildings and certain county courthouses in Alabama were closed to observe the state holiday honoring Jefferson Davis' birthday.
- Alabama observes a state holiday on the Monday that falls in early June to honor Jefferson Davis, the sole president of the Confederacy, making it one of three holidays in the state dedicated to Confederate leaders.
- Efforts to replace or merge this holiday with one honoring Alabama-born individuals or equal rights advocates were rejected, including a 2004 proposal by then-Governor Bob Riley.
- Alabama also enforces anti-DEI laws from 2024, banning certain race and gender teachings in universities, while investigations related to race-based segregation and funding cuts to Black student programs have increased.
- These state actions maintain Confederate commemorations amid ongoing controversy and coincide with documented challenges to diversity initiatives affecting low-income majority-Black communities.
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Anti-DEI Alabama Celebrates President Of The Confederacy
Source: Andrew Lichtenstein / Getty The GOP’s party line has been that diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives are “racially divisive.” Yet this war against concepts deemed “racially divisive” doesn’t seem to include honoring the Confederacy and celebrations for Confederate figures, as Alabama is one of several states that mark the first Monday of June as a state holiday in honor of Jefferson Davis’ birthday. According to WVTM13, Ala…
BLK ALERTS - Amid State’s Anti-DEI Push, Alabama Celebrates State Holiday For President Of The Confederacy’s Birthday
Source: Andrew Lichtenstein / Getty The GOP’s party line has been that diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives are “racially divisive.” Yet this war against concepts deemed “racially divisive” doesn’t seem to include honoring the Confederacy and celebrations for Confederate figures, as Alabama is one of several states that mark the first Monday of June as a state holiday in honor of Jefferson Davis’ birthday. According to WVTM13, Ala…
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Amid State’s Anti-DEI Push, Alabama Celebrates State Holiday For President Of The Confederacy’s Birthday
Source: Andrew Lichtenstein / Getty The GOP’s party line has been that diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives are “racially divisive.” Yet this war against concepts deemed “racially divisive” doesn’t seem to include honoring the Confederacy and celebrations for Confederate figures, as Alabama is one of several states that mark the first Monday of June as a state holiday in honor of Jefferson Davis’ birthday. According to WVTM13, Ala…
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