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Jefferson Davis Receives Statue in Statuary Hall
Article honors Jefferson Davis as "the most neglected American" and describes a marble statue gifted by Mississippi for display in Statuary Hall Washington. It notes sculptor Augustus Lukeman and links the statue to Davis's long career from West Point through Senate to Secretary of War and his role in the Confederacy.
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