This school honoring Jefferson Davis to be renamed after Barack Obama

A school in Mississippi honoring Confederate leader Jefferson Davis will soon be renamed for President Barack Obama, the first black president in U.S. history.The Clarion-Ledger reported that the school, a predominately black school called Davis Magnet IB, will lose its namesake next year, replacing it with Obama, who teachers and parents said is more fitting for the school.PTA president Janelle Jefferson announced the decision on Tuesday night at a school board of trustees meeting, saying the s