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 ...

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 ...

Calling the celebration of Confederate Heroes Day a "constant reminder" of a horrible past, state Rep. Jarvis Johnson, D-Houston, on Wednesday called for Texas to end its commemoration as a state ...

The United States has indicted a president previously — the leader of the Confederate States of America, Jefferson Davis. The Davis case may offer certain analogs to the prosecutions of Donald Trump.

It’s only human to ponder the wisdom of trying Donald Trump for a nonviolent offense related to buying a porn star’s silence. Richard Nixon’s story suggests it is better for the nation to forgive and ...

AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - The University of Texas said on Thursday it would move a statute of Confederate president Jefferson Davis from the campus to an educational exhibit in response to protests ...

Just after 5 a.m. May 11, the city removed the statue of Jefferson Davis from its pedestal overlooking Canal Street in Mid-City. The monument to the former president of the Confederacy - captured 152 ...

Over the first two weeks of April, a strange drama unfolded in Selma, Alabama. A very expensive chair vanished. A group of Confederate apologists received a ransom note. Police got involved. Then the ...

A stolen Confederate monument, taken from a Selma cemetery last month, will be returned with damage, according to the group claiming responsibility for the theft. "White Lies Matter," which describes ...

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 ...

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 ...