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struggle4progress

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8. It hasn't always been meaningless in Alexandria, where the law required new North-South roads

Reply to Ex Lurker (Reply #7)

Sun Sep 13, 2015, 09:11 PM

Sep 2015

to be named for Confederates, until the city repealed the restriction in 2014. That law dated from the early civil rights era in the 1950s, when segregationists discovered cries of "our heritage!" could be a convenient dog-whistle.

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Could renaming streets in Northern Virginia promote racial healing? [View all] struggle4progress Sep 2015 OP

Here are the streets in Alexandria that are named for Confederate heroes struggle4progress Sep 2015 #1

Many of the names on that list TeddyR Sep 2015 #2

Stonewall Jackson Frances Sep 2015 #5

Yes. And so would dozens of other changes lunatica Sep 2015 #3

Not unless it was explained in a big way why DFW Sep 2015 #4

Then what to do about an entire town in NoVA, Leesburg? nt phylny Sep 2015 #6

Meaningless gesture that would only cause resentment at the confusion and inconvenience. Ex Lurker Sep 2015 #7

It hasn't always been meaningless in Alexandria, where the law required new North-South roads struggle4progress Sep 2015 #8

I understand that, and it was wrong. Ex Lurker Sep 2015 #9

It's a big expense for businesses ... JustABozoOnThisBus Sep 2015 #10