Synonyms for jefferson davis
jef·fer·son davis

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1. Davis, Jefferson Davisnoun

   American statesman; president of the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War (1808-1889)

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1. Levar Stoney:

   Jefferson Davis was a racist traitor who fled our city as Jefferson Davis troops carried out orders to burn it to the ground, jefferson Davis never deserved to be up on that pedestal. July 1, we will begin the process the state requires to remove these monuments to the Old Richmond of a Lost Cause.

2. Montgomery Mayor Steven Reed:

   If we were changing this name from Jefferson Davis Avenue to Stonewall Jackson Avenue, would that still be an issue ? what are we trying to preserve here ? I think those are the questions that many of our leaders at the state level have to answer.

3. Charles Kelly Barrow:

   I’ll use the words of Jefferson Davis: ‘We just want to be left alone,’.

4. Joe Biden:

   So I ask every elected official in America, how do you want to be remembered? do you want to be on the side of Dr. King or George Wallace? Do you want to be on the side of John Lewis or Bull Connor? Do you want to be on the side of Abraham Lincoln or Jefferson Davis?

5. Secretary Wilkie:

   Once again the halls of Congress reverberate with odes to rugged individualism, state sovereignty, and contempt for the centralized super-state, these are bloodless battles Jefferson Davis could never fight but, they are no less vital for the future of American civilization. As our cities decay and our standards and spiritual traditions deteriorate, America is searching for a better way. Walker Percy urged us to look South to recover community, stability, and sense of place in God's order which we have regrettably lost. That is a tall proposition but it is certainly one Jefferson Davis would understand and certainly one for which Jefferson Davis would fight.