Florida school board votes to remove name of Confederate general

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44. Good for those reasons we should rename many of the Military bases in the South.

A.P. Hill, Fort Hood Texas, (to many to name) etc. All of those Officers had sworn allegiance to the US while serving in the US Army, and then fought against the US. That is the definition of Treason. Forest, at least has the claim that he NEVER took an oath to the US prior to the Civil War, for he had no military or political position prior to the Civil War. Lack of taking an oath does NOT relieve you of the charge of Treason, but is Forest less a traitor then Lee, who did take an oath to protect the US against all enemies foreign AND domestic?

Among the other High Schools in that School District is Robert E, Lee and Andrew Jackson. While Lee only owned slaves indirectly (and was in the process of Emancipating them, as required under a relatives will when the Civil War Started), Jackson owned Slaves till the day he died.

List of Schools in that District:
http://www.duvalschools.org/static/ourschools/listings/high_schools.asp