Never heard of it Wrote:
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> State employee Wrote:
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> > The democrats in Richmond will probably screw
> us
> > out of Lee-Jackson day for 2021. It made for a
> > awesome 4 day weekend as it is the Friday
> before
> > MLK day. From what I hear they want to
> eliminate
> > LJ day and give us election day instead. I am
> > guessing that most State and municipal
> employees
> > are democrats so they think they will get more
> > votes if we have the day off.
>
>
> I’ve lived in Fairfax County most of my life,
> and am currently residing just off Lee Jackson
> Memorial Highway out near Lee’s Corner. How was
> I not ever aware that there was a Lee-Jackson day
> until now? Lol
Back in the 70s and early 80s all the Banks were closed on LJ day. At one time it was on Monday but they moved it back to Friday years after MLK day was established. There were quite a few years where they were on the same day and it was called Lee-Jackson King day. The African American folks did not like it so the general assembly moved it to Friday.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee%E2%80%93Jackson%E2%80%93King_Day