Jefferson Davis Statue, U.S. Capitol for Mississippi
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This statue of Jefferson Davis was given to the National Statuary Hall Collection by Mississippi in 1931. Davis served the nation in many positions before being appointed president of the Confederate States during the Civil War, including Secretary of War, a member of the U.S. House of Representatives and a member of the U.S. Senate.
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8 States Keep Confederate Statues On Display In U.S. Capitol
Historic Photograph of Statue of Jefferson Davis, full-length, by Augustus Lukeman, in the US Capitol | Lukeman, Augustus, 1871-1935 , sculptor
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Infinite Photographs Photo: Statue of Jefferson Davis, Augustus Lukeman, US Capitol
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June 23, 2020 - Washington, DC, United States: Statue placed by
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House Votes on Statues of Confederates, Racist Chief Justice
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Statue of Jefferson Davis is seen on Capitol Hill in Washington on
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Jefferson Davis: Diversity Dad, Biloxi, Mississippi
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Confederates in the Capitol
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Texas university removes Confederate president statue from campus
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Keep Confederate statues in Congress: They let us know some states
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Miss. Republicans vote against bill that would send Capitol's
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Jefferson Davis, Confederacy president, Kentucky native son
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Pelosi wants 11 Confederate statues removed from Capitol - Roll Call
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