![A parade of people carrying Confederate flags down a street.](https://ringtumphi.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/IMG_9156-rotated-e1675725304922-900x675.jpg)
Hey W&L, your inaction is showing: Lee-Jackson Day shouldn’t be met with silence
The university cannot say it supports diversity and inclusion unless it fully opposes those crusty, decaying acolytes of the Lost Cause
![A crowd of people carrying Confederate flags walk down a town street, facing away from the camera.](https://ringtumphi.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/IMG_1218-rotated-e1674435370571-900x777.jpeg)
Lee-Jackson Day suggests Lee is in limbo
An up-close look at the Lee-Jackson parade reveals complicated truths about the South
![Members of Washington and Lee’s Chanoyu Tea Society prepare matcha tea to serve at their MLK Day ceremony. The event was part of a larger slate of activites the univeristy held in honor of MLK. Photo by Janet Ikeda Yuba.](https://ringtumphi.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Screen-Shot-2022-02-01-at-7.59.32-PM-900x676.png)
MLK Day and Lee-Jackson Day celebrations coincide
Different events supporting Lee-Jackson Day and MLK Day struck a contrast over MLK weekend.