Jefferson Davis

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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.

External links

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