[VAcourier] Senate-Senator Hanger honors Jackson

[Virginia Division SCV Communication List]

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) -
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Monday was Martin Luther King Jr. Day, so naturally, the Virginia Senate 
adjourned in honor of ... Stonewall Jackson.

Republican Sen. Emmett Hanger of Augusta County made a brief floor 
speech lauding the Confederate general. He noted that the Senate honors 
Jackson every year on Jan. 21, the anniversary of Jackson's birth.

Hanger also prefaced his speech by reminding his colleagues that King, 
the slain civil-rights leader, was recognized by the Senate last week. 
King's birthday is Jan. 15, but the official holiday is always the 
following Monday.

Legislators last week also honored Confederate General Robert E. Lee, 
whose birthday is Jan. 19. Friday was Lee-Jackson Day, a state holiday.