How Did Jefferson Davis Respond To Emancipation Proclamation?
How Did Jefferson Davis Respond To Emancipation Proclamation? Finally, Davis dramatically declared that the Emancipation Proclamation “doom[ed]” black Americans “to extermination.” Davis’ belief in the inferiority of African Americans was so great that he believed that emancipation would only disrupt their “peaceful and contented” lives, leading to their inevitable demise. What was Jefferson Davis strategy