Montgomery faces fine, lawsuit for dropping Confederate name

[EB]

They just won't quit. Those neo-Confederates will not quit. We should not be surprised.

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Montgomery faces fine, lawsuit for dropping Confederate name

by KIM CHANDLER, The Associated Press

Friday, November 26th 2021

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama’s capital city last month removed the Confederate president’s name from an avenue and renamed it after a lawyer known for his work during the civil rights movement.

Now the state attorney general says the city must pay a fine or face a lawsuit for violating a state law protecting Confederate monuments and other longstanding memorials.

Montgomery last month changed the name of Jeff Davis Avenue to Fred D. Gray Avenue. Gray, who grew up on that same street, represented Rosa Parks and others in cases that fought Deep South segregation practices and was dubbed by Martin Luther King Jr. as “the chief counsel for the protest movement.”

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[Mrwiregrass]

The road in particular is located in the hood.

 

[Olde Hornet]

I strongly believe that most towns and cities are taking the wrong path in making changes. What they should do is to add information to Confederate monuments and other longstanding memorials. They should document how these people were anti american, pro slavery, anti constitution and losers. Put up plaques to tell the rest of the story of those confederates.

The street name is a tougher challenge.