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Alabama Still Celebrates Jefferson Davis' Birthday
June 3, 2019 at 9:42 am EDT By Taegan Goddard
“Today the state of Alabama marks the birthday of Jefferson Davis, who served as president of the Confederate States of America from 1861 to 1865. A state holiday, state offices are closed throughout Alabama. Davis, who at one point owned more than 100 slaves, led a government resting on the principle of white supremacy.”
In response, the Montgomery Advertiser published “the testimonies of nine African Americans held in human bondage, all interviewed in Alabama in 1937.”
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https://politicalwire.com/2019/06/03/alabama-still-celebrates-jefferson-davis-birthday/
