Posted on 06/15/2020 8:56:07 AM PDT by sevinufnine
Over 1,000 people have signed a petition to rename the City of Lynchburg named after founder John Lynch. Lynch was a Quaker described as progressive for his time in the 1780s, according to Chief Public History Officer Ted Delaney. "He believed in emancipating slaves," Delaney said. "He had slaves but he freed all of his. He supported recolonization, which is sending slaves back to Africa. He did not believe in perpetuating the institution of slavery in this country."
Delaney explains that the term lynching is actually named after Lynch's brother, Charles Lynch. He would tie British soldiers to a tree and beat them until they cried "Liberty! which would stop the beating since that meant they agreed with the revolution. From there it evolved into what we know today -- the racist killings of African Americans.
The petition was started by Daisy Howard, who grew up in Lynchburg. Howard believes that it is possible to honor the city's founder without using his last name. "If statues can come down, then problematic names of cities can also change," Howard said. "At the end of the day, it comes down to defending the word Lynch, which I don't think you can defend."
Howard says that her petition comes in light of the Black Lives Matter movement.
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This map us WAY wrong! California, NYC, DC, and a few other liberal areas are in blue, not red! WTH?
“kill” is a Dutch word for a creek or other body of water
In New York and other states it is a common term
The Catskills
Fishkill, NY
Peekskill, NY
Schuylkill River, PA
Arthur Kill and Kill Van Kull, the border waterways between NY and NJ in the Staten Island vicinity
I heard that Lynchburg and Blacksburg will merge and be known as LynchaBlackburg.
LOL. You must be a local (ish) like me. Next county to the west of Montgomery. Two hours maybe from Lynchburg? Thankfully....
I’ve been to the D-Day Memorial. The folks that put it together did a great job. It is worth going out of one’s way to see. A great friend of mine lives in Huddleston,VA, on Smith Mountain Lake.
BLM, huh?
Bully
Loot
Murder
That’s what makes them “feel better!”
I love my adopted home state, but it looks increasingly like I will have to leave.
29th was known as the Blue and Gray.
Ironic.
That link works. Thanks.
Do you have a source link?
I cant believe this kind of thing is allowed.
Note the slight shade change between Canada and the US. HHMMMMM, wonder why that would be....
Anything renamed because of what BLM thinks really seems counterproductive. Don’t people realize what kind of a group they are? If they want to rename something because of them, there are many jails that renaming them would mean little or nothing.
Anything renamed because of what BLM thinks really seems counterproductive. Don’t people realize what kind of a group they are? If they want to rename something because of them, there are many jails that renaming them would mean little or nothing.
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