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Interesting....history?...or political correctness?

Although the history of Negro Island appears dark, if no one is aware of why it's called that anymore, I could see the point.

When we were young, we used to camp at lake that was part of the underground railroad -- N!gger Lake. It had a rich history and the farm had been visited upon by some famous pioneering black people.

3 posted on 01/26/2004 5:29:26 AM PST by baltodog (So, can we assume that a job that an illegal alien won't do must be REALLY bad?....)

Of course the PC police are ignoring the fact that the name has historical value. The problem is the stupid people (or is the correct term "ignorant?) who refuse to accept that some names have value. I would suggest that the name not be changed. What needs to happen is an effort needs to be made to help people be aware of the history of the island.

On a side note - I bet the majority of inmates in today's prisons would think twice about being "repeat offenders" if they were forced to work for no pay in such difficult conditions! Alas - prisoners have to live in better conditions than a sizeable portion of our citizens.....