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A Predominately Black School Named After A Confederate Leader Will Now Be Named After Obama

Education, Confederacy, Barack Obama
Posted on AllSides October 19th, 2017
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"Jefferson Davis...would probably not be too happy about a diverse school promoting the education of the very individuals he fought to be enslaved named after him."

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