Desegregation Tensions Rise In Macon County Schools
In Macon County, Negro students return under federal court orders while whites resist integration. The high school remains segregated with Negroes kept in separate classrooms as some families pull children to a private academy in Tuskeed. White withdrawal leads to only Negro pupils in several schools since September.
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Diary of Jeff Davis capture sparks renewed Civil War feud
A Michigan diary fragment claims Jeff Davis wore his wife’s cloak and shawl during capture, fueling debate over identity and motives. The document, housed in Washington’s National Archives and later bequeathed to a Jefferson Davis shrine, presents day by day entries that suggest misidentification and tactical disguise rather than political sting.
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National Archives
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