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LeftInTX

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10. Thomas Jefferson and George Washington?

Reply to Nye Bevan (Original post)

Tue Jun 4, 2013, 09:17 PM

Jun 2013

Heck we've even got a Robert E. Lee High School near me. I found the name Robert E. Lee High School extremely offensive when I first moved here, but I was from up north. No one complains about it around here and it's got a decent sized AA student population.

Do I think new schools should be named after former confederate leaders? No

But renaming schools? I guess if the community finds the current name offensive. If no one is complaining then there is no reason.

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Should schools that are named after slaveowners be renamed? [View all] Nye Bevan Jun 2013 OP

What brought this on? morningfog Jun 2013 #1

Conversation at work (nt) Nye Bevan Jun 2013 #2

So you want to rename any and everything named for Thomas Jefferson? hlthe2b Jun 2013 #3

I think there is a whole bunch of schools named after George Washington and Thomas Jefferson itsrobert Jun 2013 #4

Dunno, are you talking about dead presidents? Neoma Jun 2013 #5

No LittleBlue Jun 2013 #6

Modern slaveowners, no. And neither should any public thing be named after any living person. NYC_SKP Jun 2013 #7

About an hour after Jerry Jones bought the Cowboys and fired Tom Landry, Texans were screaming cherokeeprogressive Jun 2013 #17

Such as Sir John Gladstone? REP Jun 2013 #8

Who? Neoma Jun 2013 #9

A slaveowner for whom at least two schools are named REP Jun 2013 #13

Thomas Jefferson and George Washington? LeftInTX Jun 2013 #10

How about states? pnwmom Jun 2013 #11

beat me to it. n/t lumberjack_jeff Jun 2013 #15

An elementary school I attended in suburban Atlanta was named after a guy who lynched Leo Frank! alcibiades_mystery Jun 2013 #12

Apparently they need to start with my state. n/t lumberjack_jeff Jun 2013 #14

Like Washington and Jefferson? BainsBane Jun 2013 #16