The states that celebrate both MLK Day and confederate holidays

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Confederate holidays include Robert E. Lee’s birthday, Confederate Memorial Day, Confederate Heroes Day (Texas), Nathan Bedford Forrest Day (Tennessee), Jefferson Davis’ birthday; Data: State government calendars, Axios research; Cartogram: Shoshana Gordon and Jacque Schrag/Axios Visuals Ten states — all in the American South — celebrate Martin Luther King Day and observe at least one confederate…