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 ...

Think your office furniture is old? The U.S. Senate is still using desks made 200 years ago. A Mississippi senator is still using the one that Jefferson Davis sat at before becoming president of the ...

RICHMOND, Va. — The 1,500-pound bronze statue of Confederate president Jefferson Davis, which was torn down by protesters in 2020, began its 2,600-mile journey to a Los Angeles museum Tuesday. 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 ...

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 ...

Mississippi observes Jefferson Davis' birthday, combined with Memorial Day, as a state holiday. This combined holiday is one of three Confederate holidays observed in Mississippi. While other states ...