FRIENDS OF THE JEFFERSON DAVIS STATE HISTORIC SITE

HOPKINSVILLE, KY

Awaiting her turn A dancer at the Trail of Tears Powwow in Hopkinsville, Kentucky awaits her turn in the dance arena. — Awaiting her turn Credit: sniggie

Friends of the Jefferson Davis State Historic Site is a non-profit organization based in Hopkinsville, KY. The group was formed to support and promote the Jefferson Davis State Historic Site, which is a monument to the former president of the Confederate States of America, Jefferson Davis. The site is located on a 351-foot-high pedestal in Fairview, KY, and is the tallest concrete monument in the world.

The Friends of the Jefferson Davis State Historic Site work to preserve and promote the history of the site, as well as to educate the public about the life and legacy of Jefferson Davis. The group holds events and activities throughout the year, including tours of the site, educational programs for schools and community groups, and special events like reenactments and historical lectures.

In addition to their educational efforts, the Friends of the Jefferson Davis State Historic Site also work to maintain the physical site, including the monument itself and the surrounding grounds. They fundraise to support preservation efforts and to make improvements to the site, such as the addition of a museum and visitor center.

Overall, the Friends of the Jefferson Davis State Historic Site are committed to preserving and promoting the history of this important monument, as well as to providing educational opportunities for the public and supporting the ongoing maintenance and preservation of the site.

FRIENDS OF THE JEFFERSON DAVIS STATE HISTORIC SITE is a Historical Societies, Historic Preservation in HOPKINSVILLE KY. US MID #8402100233

The museum is classed as HSC (Historical Societies, Historic Preservation). It comes under American Alliance of Museums (AAM) region: Southeastern (Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia).

Two golden age men face the dance judges Trail of Tears powwow traditional dance competition

Daughter and dad time Daddy and daughter, men and youth tradition dance competitors, take a break at the Trail of Tears Powwow dance competition.

Jefferson Davis: 'We recognize the fact of the inferiority stamped upon that [Black] race of men by the Creator, and from the cradle to the grave, our Government, as a civil institution, marks that inferiority' –An excerpt from then U.S. Senator Jefferson Davis of Mississippi in the Senate to his abolitionist colleague Senator William H. Seward of New York, Senate Chamber, U.S. Capitol, 29 February 1860, as quoted in The Papers of Jefferson Davis, Volume 6, pp. 277–84. Transcribed from the Congressional Globe, 36th Congress, 1st Session, pp. 916–18.

This is a monument to Jefferson Davis, funded by the Daughters of the Confederacy and even the Kentucky General Assembly[!?!] during the Jim Crow era. It is now a state museum. It is here because Fairview, Kentucky is the birthplace of Confederate President Jefferson Davis. During the Civil War, Davis could not travel to Kentucky because Kentucky remained and fought for the United States. It should be noted that despite Kentucky being a slave state, the overwhelming majority of Kentuckians joined up, fought for, and even sacrificed their lives for the United States, not the Confederacy.

I find it interesting that the road sign marks Fairview as the birthplace of United States Joint Chief of Staff General J.W. Ralston, NOT the big huge monument in the background to its other native, Confederate Jefferson Davis.

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Contact FRIENDS OF THE JEFFERSON DAVIS STATE HISTORIC SITE

FRIENDS OF THE JEFFERSON DAVIS STATE HISTORIC SITE
366 MARTIN PLACE
HOPKINSVILLE
KY
42240

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MID #	8402100233
Name	FRIENDS OF THE JEFFERSON DAVIS STATE HISTORIC SITE
Alternate Name
Classification	Historical Societies, Historic Preservation, , Southeastern
Federal Employer Identification Number (EIN)	460766565
NTEECC	A82
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INCOME	0
REVENUE	0
LAT/LONG	36.813556, -87.492595
CODES	FIPS State Code: 21 FIPS County Code: 047 US Census Tract: 200600 US Census Block: 1037