Reply To: Jefferson Davis' Adopted Black Son

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It was not quite an adoption but yes, the Davises did rescue a young black child and raised him for a time with their own children until they were separated with the coming of Federal armies. A good article on Jim Limber’s status in the Davis family may be found here: http://www.moc.org/sites/default/files/PDFs/jimlimberarticlewinter08.pdf.