About the controversial Jefferson Davis statue in Frankfort, Ky

Published: May 6, 2011, 4 a.m.

From one native son, we focus now on another. A fascinating footnote of Civil War history is the fact that the President of the United States at the time, and the President of the Confederacy, were both born in Kentucky, Lincoln in LaRue County, and Davis in Todd County. Tony McVeigh reports that a constant reminder of that fact continues to cause some Kentuckians considerable consternation.