Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A man in a beard and a 19th century suit in a sepia-toned photo. Jefferson Davis was president of the Confederate States of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. After Memorial Day weekend, Alabama residents get an additional three-day weekend the week after to honor Confederate President ...

File - This 2017 photo shows a statue of Jefferson Davis, Confederate president, on Monument Avenue in Richmond, Virginia. The statue was torn down by protesters in 2020. (AP Photo/Steve Helber) From ...

Mississippi observes Jefferson Davis' birthday, combined with Memorial Day, as a state holiday. This is one of three Confederate holidays observed in Mississippi, including Robert E. Lee/MLK Day and ...

This story was updated Tuesday, Aug. 5 at 12:15 p.m. with additional information from the Black History Museum & Cultural Center of Virginia. Old Jefferson Davis is heading to Hollywood. Sunday, Aug.

Jefferson Davis VIRGINIA BEACH – Jefferson Davis finally prevailed in his decade-long battle against a myriad of health problems May 28, 2008. He “won” this fight by exhibiting to his final breath the ...

RICHMOND, Va. — Old Jefferson Davis is heading to Hollywood. Sunday, Aug. 17 will be the last day that Richmonders can visit the Jefferson Davis statue on display at The Valentine before it heads west ...