Perhaps your history teachers failed to alert you to these Civil War facts: Jefferson Davis nearly got mugged by an angry female mob; Abraham Lincoln loved the Confederate anthem "Dixie," and Paul ...

Too bad Kentucky-born political leader Jefferson Davis, onetime U.S. Senator and former U.S. Secretary of War, didn’t consider a better encore for his performance as president of the Confederate ...

MICHEL MARTIN, CONTRIBUTOR: Thanks, Christiane. Jill Lepore, thanks so much for talking with us. JILL LEPORE, STAFF WRITER, “THE NEW YORKER”: Thank you for having me. MARTIN: Your recent piece for ...

Will Martin is a retired attorney; an adjunct professor at Vanderbilt Law School; and the author of a Civil War novel, “Surrection.” The United States has indicted a president previously — the leader ...

Today is a holiday in Alabama but, unless you specifically need to do business with the state, you likely won’t see much of a difference. State offices will be closed in Alabama Monday to commemorate ...

DOTHAN, Ala. (WTVY) - Three Alabama holidays commemorate Confederate leaders- one of them is Jefferson Davis’s birthday, observed Monday. State offices are closed, as are many county offices that rely ...

Chesco250 said “the content originated from an intern unaware of Jefferson Davis’ role in American history and was posted through an automated process.” File - This 2017 photo shows a statue of ...