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New York City demands name change of streets named after Confederate war generals....
Posted on 8/9/17 at 11:20 pm
Posted on 8/9/17 at 11:20 pm
The U.S. Army says take a hike:
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The Army has turned down a request to rename streets at Brooklyn’s Fort Hamilton that honor two Confederate generals.
Rep. Yvette Clarke and three other New York lawmakers had demanded that the Army change the names of Stonewall Jackson Drive and General Lee Avenue. Both were stationed at the base in the 1840s.
“These monuments are deeply offensive to the hundreds of thousands of Brooklyn residents and members of the armed forces stationed at Fort Hamilton whose ancestors Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson fought to hold in slavery,” Clarke said Monday in a statement.
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But the Army said the two generals are part of military history and deserve to keep their honors.
The streets were named after Lee and Jackson “in the spirit of reconciliation” after the war, the Army said, adding that they were recognized as individuals, not representatives of “any particular cause or ideology.”
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This post was edited on 8/9/17 at 11:21 pm
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Posted on 8/9/17 at 11:35 pm to RollTide1987
It's interesting but there was a discussion a day or 2 ago.
Posted on 8/9/17 at 11:40 pm to airfernando
I don't mind this repost.
Good for the Army.
Good for the Army.
Posted on 8/9/17 at 11:50 pm to RollTide1987
quote:Army's response.
Rep. Yvette Clarke and three other New York lawmakers had demanded that the Army change the names of Stonewall Jackson Drive and General Lee Avenue.
Posted on 8/9/17 at 11:54 pm to RollTide1987
When last I checked, Ft. Hamilton is federal property. Therefore the residents of Brooklyn have no say.
Posted on 8/10/17 at 4:03 am to RollTide1987
I'm sure less than 1% of Brooklyn residents have any clue what the names of streets are on the military base. This certainly does not affect "hundreds of thousands" of people.
Posted on 8/10/17 at 4:44 am to chickenpotpie
Yeah, somw people need to be bitch slapped.
Posted on 8/10/17 at 7:40 am to RollTide1987
Give them Yankees hell!
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