The New Name Chosen for ‘Old Dixie Highway’ is a Sign of the Changes in the Deep South

WPTV ^ | 12/18/15 | PARKER LEE

[Hotmetal]

When Governor Nikki Haley – in the wake of the shooting that claimed the lives of nine churchgoers in Charleston – called for the removal of the Confederate battle flag from the South Carolina State Capitol, it marked a significant shift.

Across the South, symbols of the Confederacy have been taken off of store shelves and monuments to Confederate generals and leaders are being taken down even in 300-year-old cities like New Orleans.

In one city in the Deep South, the name chosen to replace Old Dixie Highway, as WPTV reports, is a sign of the extent of the cultural changes occurring across the region. On Thursday, Riviera Beach Mayor Thomas Masters held a ceremony to rename the highway, which is said “will help move the community past its segregated history.”

As Mayor Masters explained:

“We are stepping up to a new day, a new era, and replacing Old Dixie with Barack Obama, who represents change.” Masters added that the former name was “symbolic of racism, symbolic of the clan, symbolic of cross burnings,” and “served as a reminder that this city was once heavily segregated.”

Residents present at the ceremony spoke very highly of the change as well, some of whom said they have lived in the area for decades, and can remember crosses burning alongside the highway in the past.

With the dedication completed, Riviera Beach also becomes the only city in the United States where Martin Luther King Boulevard and President Barack Obama Highway intersect.

[pgkdan]

I think I’m gonna go throw up.

[QT3.14]

Will Dixie cups be next?

[chuckee]

Obama Highway has 2 lanes, both left and only exits left

[jneesy]

riviera beach fl in palm beach county is hardly the deep south

[plewis1250]

Figures in Florida....
https://goo.gl/maps/tRtarcD7C3E2

[nesnah]

Given their proclivity towards “honoring” Obama, it should have been “Hershey Highway”.

[butlerweave]

President Barack Obama Memorial Highway ?

[Zeneta]

The Band - The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jREUrbGGrgM

[NonValueAdded]

So this is not satire?

[longtermmemmory]

Who is the mayor and is this a questionable part of the area. (high crime)

[ETL]

As Mayor Masters explained: "We are stepping up to a new day, a new era, and replacing Old Dixie with Barack Obama, who represents change."

There's that magic word again: "CHANGE"

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"Change will not come if we wait for some other person or if we wait for some other time.
We are the ones we've been waiting for.
We are the change that we seek"-- BARACK OBAMA
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"Barack Obama told supporters that
'change has come to America' as he
claimed victory in a historic presidential election."

http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/11/04/election.president/index.html
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A Landslide Mandate For Change

A breakthrough election
Congratulations on an extraordinary history making election!

(snip)

The tears of joy we all shared as crowds gathered to watch the election results here and throughout the world dramatize the new moment we are in.

http://cpusa.org/a-landslide-mandate-for-change-report-to-the-national-committee-meeting-11-15-08/
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July 1, 2009...

Change is Here, Change is Coming
--Sam Webb, National Chair, Communist Party, USA

http://cpusa.org/change-is-here-change-is-coming/
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Jan 29, 2010:

Obama State of the Union: He got the ball rolling
http://cpusa.org/obama-state-of-the-union-he-got-the-ball-rolling

[DeFault User]

When is Attorney General Lynch going to resign?

Obviously, we can’t have any reminders of racism.

[ladyjane]

The Obama Highway intersects with Martin Luther King Avenue.

According to one of the comments - the traffic lights at that intersection immediately stopped working.

[ETL]

Shepard Fairey, Obama's communist propaganda artist, creator of the 'Hope' and 'Change' posters

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From Shepard Fairey's official website (ObeyGiant.com):

Check it out! I got a thank you note from Barack Obama. If he is elected, maybe I have a get out of jail free card. All kidding aside, I'm honored to be acknowledged by someone so important to the future of our country. Also, the Obama campaign asked me to do a poster illustration for sale on their site. It should be out next week on barackobama.com.-Shepard
http://obeygiant.com/post/check-it-out
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Here is the text of the 'thank you letter' Barack Obama sent to Shepard Fairey:

"Dear Shepard, I would like to thank you for using your talent in support of my campaign. The political messages involved in your work have encouraged Americans to believe they can help change the status quo. Your images have a profound effect on people, whether seen in a gallery or on a stop sign. I am privileged to be a part of your artwork and proud to have your support. I wish you continued success and creativity.

Sincerely, Barack Obama.'"

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/05/16/AR2008051601017.html
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"The political messages involved in your work have encouraged Americans to believe they can help change the status quo. Your images have a profound effect on people"--BH Obama

Some other "images" by Shepard Fairey...

by Shepard Fairey

http://www.duckywaddles.com/Scripts/prodView.asp?idproduct=744
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"Stalin Lenin", Shepard Fairey,
limited edition silkscreen, signed
and numbered. 18"X24" *SOLD OUT*
Source: http://www.duckywaddles.com/scripts/prodView.asp?idproduct=429
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"The political messages involved in your work have encouraged Americans to believe they can help change the status quo. Your images have a profound effect on people"--Barack Hussein Obama, in his Thank You letter to Shepard Fairey

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Portrait of Angela Davis by Obama artist Shepard Fairey:

Angela Davis

Angela Davis by Obey Giant, Shepard Fairey:
http://www.zimbio.com/Shepard+Fairey/articles/63/Angela+Davis+Obey+Giant+Shepard+Fairey

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From David Horowitz's FrontPageMag.com/DiscoverTheNetworks.org:
PROFILE: ANGELA DAVIS

* Communist professor at the University of California's Santa Cruz campus
* Recipient of the Lenin "Peace Prize" from the police state of East Germany in 1979
* Provided an arsenal of weapons to Black Panthers who used them to kill a Marin Country judge in a failed attempt to free Davis' imprisoned lover, Black Panther murderer George Jackson
* Icon of the campus Left and frequent guest speaker at anti-war rallies
* Leader of a movement to free all criminals who are minorities claiming that they are political prisoners of the racist United States
* "The only path of liberation for black people is that which leads toward complete and radical overthrow of the capitalist class."

Angela Yvonne Davis is a tenured professor in the "History of Consciousness" program at the University of California - Santa Cruz. A former member of the Black Panther Party, she is currently a "University Professor," one of only seven in the entire California University system, which entitles her to a six-figure salary and a research assistant. This income is supplemented by speaking fees ranging from $10,000 to $20,000 per appearance on college campuses, where she is an icon of radical faculty, administrators, and students. Davis has also taught at UCLA and the State University of New York at Stony Brook.

http://www.discoverthenetworks.org/individualProfile.asp?indid=1303

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"The political messages involved in your work have encouraged Americans to believe they can help change the status quo. Your images have a profound effect on people"--Barack Hussein Obama, in his Thank You letter to Shepard Fairey

[tflabo]

To think we have to share this nation with so many utter morons.

[Little Pig]

There was a post on this back on August 19, talking about the upcoming vote. Here’s what I wrote then:

After taking a “drive” up Old Dixie on Google Streetview, I’m fully on-board with renaming that road to “Barack Obama Highway”. It’s a perfect juxtaposition. The road itself is largely a string of vacant lots, interspersed occasionally with shady-looking storefronts for e-cigarettes and check cashing, a couple of dispirited light industry facilities, and a noticeable population of indigent working-age black males loitering around closed businesses and parking lots.

[time4good]

Dem mayor , Bamster’s Peeps, high crime. Wouldn’t move there if you paid me. This news is no surprise.

[Oldexpat]

My gps is already programmed to avoid Chevas and MLK , now I need to ad Obama. Safety first.

[ETL]

Will Dixie cups be next?

Yes. They will soon be replaced by, that's right, "Obama Cups". Obama cups will feature the Black Panther's
communist/black power fist salute logo.

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"The raised fist (also known as the clenched fist) is a salute and logo most often used by left-wing activists, such as: Marxists, anarchists, socialists, communists, pacifists, trade unionists, and black nationalists. The raised fist is usually regarded as an expression of solidarity, strength or defiance."

http://web.archive.org/web/20100309224035/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raised_fist
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