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 ...

Augusta’s newest pedestrian attraction will continue to recognize the president of the Confederacy unless plans change, and some say they should. Nearing completion is transformation of the Fifth ...

NEW ORLEANS - A large police presence as well as large cranes and heavy equipment were all part of the removal of the monument to former Confederate President Jefferson Davis early Thursday, May 11.

HAMPTON — Letters spelling out “Jefferson Davis Memorial Park” on an archway at Fort Monroe came down Friday as part of a directive from Gov. Ralph Northam. Fort Monroe, which is in Hampton, sits on a ...

A Confederate monument in Arizona dedicated to the first and only president of the Confederate States of America, Jefferson Davis, was recently tarred and feathered. Suggested Reading Paris Jackson ...

During the more than $11 million transformation of the 5th Street bridge from a vehicle thoroughfare to a pedestrian walk, Augusta took care to remove and clean the historical markers commemorating ...

A press conference was held Wednesday to announce efforts to change the name of the Jefferson Davis Memorial Highway. The stretch of the US 60 near Apache Junction could get a name change due to ...

The name of Confederate President Jefferson Davis has been removed from an arch at the Fort Monroe historic site in Hampton, Virginia. “Fort Monroe is where the first enslaved Africans arrived on our ...

State offices will be closed in Alabama Monday to commemorate the birth of Confederate president Jefferson Davis. Monday, June 6 is a state holiday, one of three in Alabama that honor Confederate ...

Mississippi honors Confederate President Jefferson Davis today. The Magnolia State isn't the only one to honor him with a state holiday or local celebration, but it is the only one to combine it with ...