MAY 20, 2021
** King George Confederate monument will be discussed in June. (Virginia)
** Wisconsin senator proposes renaming Fort Bragg after Union cousin of Confederate general. (A state senator wants it named after Braxton Bragg's cousin, Union General Edward Stuyvesant Bragg of Wisconsin. Good idea. That way they wouldn't have to go through all that expense of changing the name. I had never heard of this Union general and will have to do some more research.)
** Duval County school stakeholders vote to rename 5 schools named for Confederate leaders. (Jacksonville, Florida. I bet everyone of them will be named after black folks. Well, that was my thought at first, but looking at the new names, they definitely aren't:
Joseph Finnegan Elementary to Anchor Academy
Stonewall Jackson Elementary to Westside Academy
Jefferson Davis Middle School to Westside Middle School
J.E.B. Middle School to Westside Middle School (However these last two are the same name.)
Robert E. Lee High School to Riverside High School
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Voters chose to keep the names of three schools:
Jean Ribault Middle School
Jean Ribault High School
Andrew Jackson High School
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The last time a school name was changed in Jacksonville it cost $180,000.
--Old Secesh
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