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

The American Civil War is a pivotal and ugly moment ... In Davis’s eyes, there was no other choice, and he eventually headed to Montgomery, Alabama, where the heads of the recently seceded ...

Alabama Lawmakers Vote to Make Juneteenth an Official State Holiday MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama lawmakers on Wednesday gave final passage to legislation that will make Juneteenth, the day that ...