confederate names
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White Nationalist President to Veto Defense Bill if Military Bases Don’t Keep Confederate Names
Temporary President Trump is on his fuckshit again. Since he didn’t win the election, and it’s looking like he can’t steal the election, he’s now threatening to veto legislation to fund the military unless military bases continue to honor Confederate military leaders. The president is a fucking disaster. I mean, there’s a bipartisan movement to…
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Virginia Schools Are Changing Their Confederate Names Because Honoring Slavery Is No Way to Teach History
White people want to have it both ways. They want so badly for Black people to understand that “the past is the past” and that “slavery is over,” but they also want desperately to cling to every monument and flag that celebrates institutions of oppression. They also apparently enjoy having things named for leaders of…
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Hollywood, Fla., to Move Forward With Plan to Change Streets Named After Confederate Generals
Earlier this week, the Hollywood City (Fla.) Commission voted to move forward with plans to change the names of streets named after Confederate generals that, coincidentally or not, lie in the heart of the city’s African-American neighborhood. According to the Miami Herald, the commission voted on two key measures. One measure will have the city…