Today is an official state holiday in Alabama to commemorate the birthday of Jefferson Davis, the president of the Confederate States of America.
AL.com is asking today: Should the state continue to recognize Davis' birthday as a paid state holiday?
A chart provided by the National Conference of State Legislatures listed Mississippi as the only other state to designate Davis' birthday as a holiday, and it is recognized on Memorial Day.
Texas once designated Davis' birthday as a holiday, but in 1973 combined it with Robert E. Lee's birthday as Confederate Heroes Day on Jan. 19. It is listed as a "partial staffing holiday."
Before that he was a U.S. senator and secretary of war.
After the war, he was captured by Union troops in Georgia and indicted for treason. He was imprisoned for two years but was released without a trial.
He spent the remaining 12 years of his life on the Mississippi Gulf Coast.
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In a word yes
ReplyDeleteI thought it would have been higher: Yes 59.47%.
DeleteThey probably don't know the whole story of Jeff Davis.
ReplyDelete& many may care less and/or purposely feign ignorance.
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