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 ...

During the Civil War, there were two prominent men named Jefferson Davis. Born in 1808 in Kentucky, Jefferson Finis Davis was ...

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 ...

The Jefferson Davis statue on display at The Valentine. The statue will head to Los Angeles in a few weeks. Photos by Scott Elmquist This story was updated Tuesday, Aug. 5 at 12:15 p.m. with ...

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 ...

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 ...