The Planters did not want to secede...the middle class did.
Whatever. Took up arms against the United States. Made common cause with United States’ enemies; i.e., POTCSA. Treason is treason. But history is also history. It can’t be erased, and it’s foolish to try. So long as they’re erasing Jeff Davis’ name, they might as well replace it with another treasonous SOB, one more egregious and more recent.
That's an interesting question. The biggest planters, Whigs in the Delta, weren't enthusiastic for secession. Smaller planters and those wanting to become slaveowners were more passionate. Davis was definitely a planter, but definitely for secession.