MARCH 23, 2021
** Confederate Reckoning: New Orleans commission suggests new names for 37 streets and parks. March 22, 2021, Daily Advertiser by Andrew J. Yawn.
It was my guess in the last post that all of these would be renamed for Blacks. Unfortunately, they did not have the full list of 37, but a quick glance at some of them in the article confirmed what I thought.
I would have liked to see who was in the commission. How many are Blacks?
The article starts off with: "The time of New Orleans streets carrying the names of Confederates and white supremacists may be reaching a dead end. In New Orleans, a commission of volunteers and historical experts has identified 34 streets and three parks that it says unjustly preserve the legacy of racist figures."
Here are some:
** Robert E. Lee Boulevard renamed for Allen Toussaint, famed New Orleans musician who once lived on it.
** P.G.T. Beauregard Street renamed for local Freedom Rider , Doris Jean Castle.
** Chares Magill Conrad, formed Louisiana Senator and Confederate delegate, renamed for Jaspar, a slave who escaped bondage in 1855.
** Patton Street (plantation owner and member of the White League) for Nils Douglas, a prominent Civil Rights attorney for Congress of Racial Equality.
--Old Secesh
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