Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Mississippi honors Confederate President Jefferson Davis today. The Magnolia State isn't the only one to honor him with a state ...

Davis was born in Kentucky on June 3, 1808. However, Alabama observes it on the first Monday in June. Davis served as president of the Confederate States of America during the Civil War and had a ...

RICHMOND, Va. -- Protesters tore down a statue of Confederate President Jefferson Davis along Richmond, Virginia's famed Monument Avenue on Wednesday night. The statue in the former capital of the ...

Alabamians sparred on social media June 2 as the state celebrated the birthday of Confederate president Jefferson Davis. State offices were closed Monday. “This reminds me of how Germany takes off ...

The only known photo of Jefferson Davis in uniform, taken when he was a major general of Mississippi troops, just before the start of the war. The uniform is a Federal Army uniform. (Courtesy of ...

WASHINGTON — Confederate President Jefferson Davis’ name will remain on Route 1 in Prince William County, at least for the time being. Residents opposed to Confederate names on public landmarks ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — The Valentine Museum is temporarily moving the statue of Confederate president Jefferson Davis to the Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) in Los Angeles for the upcoming ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. ALABAMA (WHNT) — The fourth Monday in April ...

From the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Battle Cry of Freedom, this book is a powerful new reckoning with Jefferson Davis as military commander of the Confederacy. History has not been kind to ...