A question for people in the South.

[LannyDeVaney]

16. Great question

My wife went to a school named after Robert E. Lee. They tore it down and built a brand new one ... planned on changing the name. (It is a predominantly African-American school now, btw, in a primarily African-American community. In fact, only about 3 miles from a historically African-American University). There was a huge outcry from the community about changing the name. I believe, even to the local community, they had grown to identify with the school and changing the name would have removed that.

One aside - my oldest son goes to a private school and they played a team called the "Rebels" this past weekend - their logo was the old Mississippi "rebel" that Ole Miss used to have on their helmets. So that "sort of thing" is still VERY prevalent in the schools around here.

So, I certainly can't answer your question other than to say I've seen examples where folks (not necessarily liberal, but folks who might seem to want a change for the reasons you mentioned) simply identify with the school, it's tradition, history, etc... and don't want it to change.

Edit - I just remembered, the new school was build on Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd.