Jefferson Davis – the president of the Confederate states from 1861-1865 – was born on June 3, 1808. Alabama marks that occasion every year with an official state holiday.

Alabama is the last state to have a legal holiday set aside solely to commemorate the birth of Davis. Mississippi marks Davis’ birthday but includes it in the Memorial Day celebration.

The capital of Alabama is coming under fire and facing a large fine after removing a street name honoring president of the Confederacy. Montgomery Mayor Steven Reed says replacing the Jeff Davis ...

Two people have been arrested and the police have recovered a stone chair dedicated to Confederate president Jefferson Davis that was stolen from an Alabama cemetery.The New Orleans Police Departme… ...

Jefferson Davis' birthday is one of three confederate holidays in Alabama. See when it is observed and what closures will happen.

Jefferson Davis' birthday is one of three confederate holidays in Alabama. See when it is observed and what closures will happen.

Alabama state offices and some county courthouses will close Monday for Jefferson Davis' birthday. Sign up for our Newsletters Alabama marks the first Monday in June as an official state holiday ...

"We should not give Davis, a traitor and racist who lived in our state for less than a year, his own state holiday," Alabama State Representative Chris England wrote Thursday.

The statue was overturned on a state holiday commemorating Jefferson Davis' birthday. It is one of three Alabama holidays celebrating the Confederacy, a government that rested on the principle of ...

Crime Jefferson Davis Memorial Chair stolen from Alabama cemetery found in New Orleans The statue known as "The Jefferson Davis Memorial Chair" was stolen in March and held for ransom.

Many Alabama state offices will close Monday for Jefferson Davis' birthday. Alabama has an official state holiday, celebrated this year on June 5, for the birthday of the president of the Confederacy.