Free Republic
Browse · Search
General/Chat
Topics · Post Article

To: dfwgator

Yes, they will seek to change the Washington name. It could happen.

In New Orleans, the school board changed the name of George Washington school. The board deleted the Washington name because George Washington owned slaves. They wanted to make a political statement. They renamed the school after some African king. Which presumeably helped the self esteem of the mostly black students who attend the school.

No word on whether academic achievement increased at the former George Washington school after the name change. No word on whether the mostly black students gained greater appreciation for their “roots” by attending a school named after an African historic figure.


38 posted on 08/08/2014 7:33:52 AM PDT by Dilbert San Diego (s)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 32 | View Replies ]


To: Dilbert San Diego

Oh it’s coming. Also I don’t expect Washington to be on the dollar bill much longer.


41 posted on 08/08/2014 7:35:46 AM PDT by dfwgator
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 38 | View Replies ]

To: Dilbert San Diego

Strange, New Orleans could have simply added to the George Washington school name & called it “Dr. George Washington Carver School”, for the black scientist & son of slaves, who invented hundreds of commercial products derived from the peanut and the sweet potato & gave these freely to the world without patents. His inventions broke the monopoly of “King Cotton” in the South.

If they wanted to name the school for a black humanitarian who actually did something for society, they could have.

Oops - I forgot. Dr. Carver harbored no racial animosity despite segregation & Jim Crow laws. Not a good role model for today’s liberals.


57 posted on 08/08/2014 8:10:06 AM PDT by elcid1970 ("In the modern world, Muslims are living fossils.")
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 38 | View Replies ]

Free Republic
Browse · Search
General/Chat
Topics · Post Article


FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson