The Chicago chapter made the change to distance itself from the legacy of John James Audubon, a naturalist with racist and anti-abolitionist views.
The Chicago Bird Alliance has taken flight. The local organization, founded in 1971, announced Friday its new name to replace its former title of Chicago Audubon Society. The announcement ends a monthslong process for the Chicago chapter in deciding how to distance itself from the legacy of John James Audubon, a naturalist with racist and anti-abolitionist views.
The three Midwest chapters had met to discuss names that would meet that goal yet still provide consistency in the region. Then last month, leaders of the Chicago chapter sent a poll to members, with about 75% of people voting in favor of the Chicago Bird Alliance name, Igleski said. It beat out Birds Connect, a play on the renaming of Seattle’s local chapter. “People were very in favor. There were not many negative comments,” Igleski said.
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