On our way along the Gulf Coast we saw a sign for the Jefferson Davis Home & Presidential Library. I thought it odd that there was a Ppresidential library for a traitor. Only after paying admission did I notice it was not the government that operated it but the Sons of Confederate Veterans. If you are thinking of the scene at the (Klaus) Barbie Museum in the incredibly funny
Rat Race, good. Not that odd or funny but the gift shop had stuff that would appeal to Lost Causers.
The tour of Davis' home (after his release from prison) was well done and not offensive to history. (One minor error: Library of Congress has never used Dewey Decimal system numbering. This is a pretty deep in the weeds tangent to the docent's presentation.
The house sits right on the Gulf Coast and became for several decades a Veterans home.
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