Jim Limber Davis: A Black Orphan in
the Confederate White House by
Rickey Pittman
This Glimpse Of A Largely Unknown And Unseen Side Of The Confederate White
House.
The true story of the adopted black child of Jefferson Davis. Jim Limber
Davis was rescued from an abusive guardian by Varina Davis when he
was only five years old. Jefferson and Varina Davis welcomed him into
their home, the Confederate White House, as one of the family, and Jim
lived with them until the fall of the Confederacy. When Union soldiers
invaded Richmond, Virginia, they captured Jefferson Davis. Later, they
kidnapped Jim Limber in Georgia and spread cruel rumors that he was
Jefferson Daviss slave. This true story provides a glimpse of how Jim was
accepted as one of the Daviss children and reveals their familys love and
compassion for him.

Personal Review: Jim Limber Davis: A Black Orphan in the
Confederate White House by Rickey Pittman
Award-winning author Rickey Pittman presents Jim Limber Davis: A Black
Orphan in the Confederate White House, a children's picturebook revealing
the amazing true story of a young black boy rescued from his cruel
guardian by Varina Davis, wife of Confederate President Jefferson Davis.
Jefferson Davis registered Jim as a free black child and became his
guardian; Jim was treated well and enjoyed happy times in the
Confederate white house during the civil war. Yet when the Union won,
Jefferson Davis was imprisoned and Jim Limber was taken away by Union
soldiers. Jim Limber was displayed as a "slave" of Jefferson Davis, though
he tried to protest that the scars inflicted upon him were from his first
master, not from the former Confederate President. By the time Jefferson
Davis was freed from prison, Jim Limber had disappeared, never to be
heard from again - what happened to him remains a mystery to this day.
Earthy illustrations by arts teacher Judith Hierstein add a complementary
touch to this glimpse of a largely unknown and unseen side of the
Confederate White House.
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