The Jefferson Davis's Citizenship Restoration Story

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Letters, Packets, and Phone Calls: The Quiet Steps that Built a Historic Victory

In the mid-1970s, I was juggling a career, raising a young family, and carrying a promise that weighed heavily on my shoulders: to restore the U.S. citizenship of my great-great-grandfather, Jefferson Davis. It wasn’t just a mission passed down from my grandmother—it was a personal calling. And slowly, piece by piece, the path began to open.

Some of the most pivotal steps came not through grand g...

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The Pinky Promise That Changed History

Copy of Dr. Howard Haller’s Political Science Degree

The story I’m about to share is one that changed my life—and nudged a small piece of American history in a new direction.

It started with a pinky swear

Not the kind you make and forget. This was a solemn promise made to my grandmother, Lucy White Hayes Young—granddaughter of Jefferson Davis—on her deathbed. With a piercing look and unwavering...

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The Legacy I Was Born to Honor

Why I Fought to Restore My Great-Great-Grandfather’s Citizenship

By Dr. Howard Edward Haller

As I write these words, I feel the weight of history resting on my shoulders.

Not just as an author…
Not just as a historian…
But as the great-great-grandson of Jefferson Davis, President of the Confederate States during the American Civil War.

This story isn’t just about politics or controversy—it’s a...

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