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we reached out to the great great-grandson of jefferson davis. he s trying to re-claim his family s legacy for those who see davis as a hero of white supremacy. the night before our meeting we slept in the home of vicksburg davis, jefferson s friend and mentor. it brings responsibility. people are assuming you re going to be a davis. somebody asked me why i don t dress up like him. he still holds onto artifacts from his great great grandfather, a book he signed, a letter he sent, a chair he sat in. is there more resonance with something you own than something in a public square somewhere? to me, yes, absolutely. because it s handed down. this chair has reverence to me. a confederate monument or statue when those folks put that up had reverence to them. how do you balance or reconcile or wrestle with the

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