Historians say the wholesale rejection of Confederate iconography is unprecedented.
, named after Confederate Gen. Stonewall Jackson, for a local black couple. After hours of debate, Loudoun County voted last month to remove the mascot for Loudoun County High School: the Raiders, named for Confederate Col. John S. Mosby’s troops, guerrilla-style fighters who wrought havoc on Union supply lines.for one of its most diverse schools, Robert E.
Adam Domby, assistant professor of history at the College of Charleston and author of “The False Cause,” said white people at the time hoped to send a clear message to black families trying to integrate America’s school system.“It was trying to make black students feel unwelcome, while white students and white communities were emboldened to resist desegregation,” he said. “And it helped instill a narrative of history that is false and celebrates white supremacy . . .
Boateng and her friend Kadija Ismail, also 17 and a senior, knew some students and alumni had begun pushing to change the name back in 2017. They got involved in the effort last year.on June 6 that earned more than 1,000 signatures in its first 24 hours. And she and Boateng wrote an open letter the next day to Superintendent Scott Brabrand and the school board.Robert E. Lee “embodies the very heart of racism,” they wrote.
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