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  • Austin Considering Name Change Due to Slaveholding Past(TX)

    07/29/2018 8:28:48 AM PDT · by rktman · 55 replies
    townhall.com ^ | 7/29/2018 | Timothy Meads
    In the latest efforts to rectify America's history of its slaveholding past, Austin’s Equity Office suggested that the Texas capital change its entire name in addition to removing statues and street signs in honor of Confederate soldiers. Austin, TX is named after Stephen F. Austin. The man, now known as the "father of Texas," one time "opposed an attempt by Mexico to ban slavery in the province of Tejas and said if slaves were freed, they would turn into “'vagabonds, a nuisance, and a menace," as reported by mystatesman.com. And for this, Austin's Equity Office recommended in a recent report...