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OLLI of Greater Birmingham presents Unusual Trivia About the Funeral of Jefferson Davis with instructor Paul Beezley, Professor of History, Jacksonville State University. Death, as a rule, ends someone’s political career. But this was not the case with Jefferson Davis. When his body was moved from New Oreans to Richmond three years after he died, huge crowds followed the hearse. As in 1861 he was, although dead, still a rallying figure for Southern Nationalism. Come to this session and ... view more »
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