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'''Jefferson Davis''' was twentieth governor of the State of Arkansas, serving from January 8, 1901, to January 8, 1907. | '''Jefferson Davis''' was twentieth governor of the State of Arkansas, serving from January 8, 1901, to January 8, 1907. | ||
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| + | Davis was a Russellville lawyer who coined the term "redneck" to differentiate hard-working Arkansas farmers from establishment bankers and politicians. Davis is especially remembered for his role in establishing Jim Crow laws throughout the state. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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| + | *Paulette Walker and Alan Paulson, ''Historic Pulaski County: Arkansas'' (Arcadia Publishing, 1999), 29. | ||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
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| + | [[Category:Governors]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Civil Rights]] | ||
Revision as of 12:45, 15 February 2009
Jefferson Davis was twentieth governor of the State of Arkansas, serving from January 8, 1901, to January 8, 1907.
Davis was a Russellville lawyer who coined the term "redneck" to differentiate hard-working Arkansas farmers from establishment bankers and politicians. Davis is especially remembered for his role in establishing Jim Crow laws throughout the state.
References
- Paulette Walker and Alan Paulson, Historic Pulaski County: Arkansas (Arcadia Publishing, 1999), 29.
